origin

Once a fire is out, Eric's first task is to map its outline along the edge of the burnt vegetation, then trace it back to its point of origin.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

Scientists had previously proposed several possible explanations for how these clouds formed, but their origin remained uncertain because direct evidence was limited.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026

The boat’s origin of departure is unclear at this time, according to a Coast Guard spokesperson.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

But a new report suggests U.S. technology may have had a role in the origin of Kimi K3, which performed comparably to leading U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

“In these collections, I saw countless other insects, but in a manner that lack both their origin and how they reproduced, that is to say how they changed from caterpillars to chrysalises and so on.”

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman

Jonathan Roberts spent years studying dark matter and the origins of the universe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

Tracing its origins back to a telegraph company established in 1847, Siemens makes trains, industrial software, and medical and industrial machinery as well as electrical equipment.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

That silence makes sense once you remember Pirro’s origins.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

These reconstructions allowed them to trace the origins of cancer clones, groups of genetically identical cells that later contributed to disease progression.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026

All of that human history, for the first 5 or 6 million years after our origins about 7 million years ago, remained confined to Africa.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond