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origin

[awr-i-jin, or-] / ˈɔr ɪ dʒɪn, ˈɒr- /




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Neither the Lincoln Club, Lincoln Media, the California Courier or the Courier writers responded to multiple requests for comment about the origins of the site, either through email phone, or social media messages.

From Los Angeles Times

Operators of those vessels go to elaborate lengths to disguise the origin of their cargo and avoid detection.

From The Wall Street Journal

Despite its widespread use in cosmology, the true nature and origin of dark energy are still unknown.

From Science Daily

The way you’re telling me this, it feels like a moment of liberation that becomes your origin story.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s a desirable business to break into, but JOP says his round-the-clock filming has a simpler origin.

From Los Angeles Times