originate

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Around 4% and 12%, respectively, of the banks’ pretax profits originate in the region, the analysts calculate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Pezeshkian instead directly acknowledged that neighbouring countries had been targeted and said Iranian forces had now been asked to stop striking them unless attacks on Iran originate from their territory.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Must invention remain exclusively human, or can autonomous computational systems genuinely originate ideas?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Companies: The Federal Reserve prepared rule changes incentivizing banks to originate mortgages.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

A yelp of dismay came from near where Mrs. Apple was sitting, but as the dear history teacher had lost her voice, the sound obviously did not originate with her.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood