originate

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The movement, which originated with a shutdown on the Tehran bazaar on December 28 after the rial plunged to record lows, has spread nationwide and is now being marked by larger scale demonstrations.

From Barron's

In 2005, scientists from the University of Tokyo proposed that part of these volatiles originated in Earth's atmosphere.

From Science Daily

Head Start, another initiative that originated in the Kennedy White House and was established as a federal program in 1965 to serve low-income families, has also found itself under threat.

From Salon

Tierney understands the book’s intense enthusiasts and the modern men-loving-men genre, which evolved from the Boys Love fandom that originated in 1970s Japanese culture and has persisted in contemporary media with fanfiction and romance writing.

From Salon

He has embraced his nickname 'Heavy Metal', originating from both his love of the music genre and use of heavy darts - that weigh 32 grams.

From BBC