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origin

[awr-i-jin, or-] / ˈɔr ɪ dʒɪn, ˈɒr- /




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Both companies are using Blue Origin to put communications satellites in space.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

She was best known as the tenacious founder of the Music of Black Origin awards, which celebrated their 30th anniversary earlier this year in Manchester.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Some larger private ones—Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin most recently—have also had notable struggles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Last month the agency awarded several key contracts for its upcoming lunar missions to Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and other private companies.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

That summer, while Variation was being compiled into its book form, a review of his earlier book, Origin, appeared in the North British Review.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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