- present tense form of originate (3rd person singular).
originates
Example Sentences
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Nearly all of FLAG’s revenue originates from individual donors, and most of that money is raised through a direct-mail sweepstakes operation that offers the chance to win prizes, in one case $1,000,000.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
"But this originates from a very fundamental level of physics, which is the interference between different optical absorption processes."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
It features an area called Scotland's Larder in which different regions take turns to highlight and sell food which originates from that area.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Around 85% of Anthropic’s revenue is enterprise-based, while the majority of Open AI’s turnover originates from ChatGPT consumer subscriptions, the vast majority of which are free tier, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
We can look at where the waterway originates in the mountains, or an area that it flows through, or where it spills into the ocean.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
