in the original
idiom
: in the language used by the original writer
We read Homer in the original, not in translation.
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Hudson had already risen to fame in the 1980s with a role in the original Ghostbusters movie and was back to his roots in 2016 appearing in the remake Ghostbusters and again in 2021's Ghostbusters: Afterlife and 2024's Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.
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Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
The character initially appeared in the original series played by Nichelle Nichols, one of the first Black women to be a lead in a TV show.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
The latter processor is found in the original Legion Go and the ROG Ally.
—Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Carole D’Andrea, who portrayed the Jet girl Velma in the original 1957 Broadway production of West Side Story and then in the classic 1961 film, has died.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025
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Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
The character initially appeared in the original series played by Nichelle Nichols, one of the first Black women to be a lead in a TV show.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
The latter processor is found in the original Legion Go and the ROG Ally.
—Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Carole D’Andrea, who portrayed the Jet girl Velma in the original 1957 Broadway production of West Side Story and then in the classic 1961 film, has died.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025
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“In the original.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20original. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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