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originate

[uh-rij-uh-nayt] / əˈrɪdʒ əˌneɪt /




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Nurdles found along the Danish coast are likely to originate from the spill in north-east England, according to the country's environment agency.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

It showed that the signals directing these T cells originate in lymph nodes located outside the brain.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

The arrest of the 35-year-old Saudi national underscores that threats to Silicon Valley firms often originate within their own ranks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Because stars and their surrounding disks originate from the same cloud of material, scientists have long assumed that they contain similar proportions of rock-forming elements.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

The three doctors had attended a séance at the Phelps House and noticed that the rapping sounds seemed to originate closer to Maggie.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

The Kelvin wave is essentially both a cause and a symptom of El Nino, said Amaya, and originates in waters near Indonesia when trade winds die down.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Researchers now want to determine exactly how much gas these winds remove over time and identify where within the disk the escaping material originates.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

The Fed could decide that much of the recent inflation pressure originates from energy and geopolitical disruption and leave rates unchanged.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

“Differences in legal frameworks, cyber capability, resilience and recovery capacity across jurisdictions could therefore have consequences well beyond the jurisdiction in which an incident originates and may themselves become a source of vulnerability,” Bailey wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

“The vital spirit originates here, in-the heart, and is perfected by the lungs, which inspire the blood with air,” Hamlet explained.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

Lending originations track the dollar value of loans originated during a given period.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

For years, researchers generally believed that primitive asteroids like Bennu originated in the outer Solar System, perhaps in the same distant regions where comets formed.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Although reggaeton originated in the streets, the genre hit its zenith in the mainstream this year, thanks to Bad Bunny’s historic Super Bowl halftime show and Karol G’s headlining set at Coachella.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Papel picado originated in this small central Mexican town in the late 19th century.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

No one debated that the city was in chaos, but now there was debate over where that chaos had originated.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

Because of this, some goods originating from China and destined for Canada and loaded onto these big vessels have to dock in Los Angeles—and those goods could be subject to U.S. tariffs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

“By originating and terminating Orange County Line trains at Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo, Metrolink can maintain a more predictable schedule for customers across the system,” Metrolink said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

"Fires originating outside our boundaries subsequently spread into areas under the Group's management," Singapore Exchange-listed palm oil company First Resources said after one of its concessions was listed in WALHI's report.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

The technologies involved have changed dramatically, but they remain susceptible to disturbances originating from the Sun.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

I tried unsuccessfully to relax, but the electric current that seemed to be originating from somewhere in his body never slackened.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer


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