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[awr-i-jin, or-] / ˈɔr ɪ dʒɪn, ˈɒr- /




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Researchers identified several signal candidates that could potentially have a dark matter origin.

From Science Daily Sep. 6, 2026

The route mainly connects China, South Korea and Japan with the United States -- the origin or destination of seven in ten containers that pass through the canal.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

“She was floating downstream, but we don’t know the origin of where she entered the water,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

The accord is now treated as the origin of Fed independence.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

The origin of species is an object of experimental investigation.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

She’s delivered masterful musical dissertations that challenge rigid ideas of “genre” and reemphasized the Black origins of traditions like country, rock and Americana.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

It was said by the company to be "celebrating the origins of Jive Bunny while adding a modern twist".

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Instead, they identified two structures with nearby masses, suggesting that the objects could have similarly unusual origins.

From Science Daily Sep. 2, 2026

The original 1930s factory building in town bears marks of shrapnel from World War II, retained as a reminder of Volkswagen’s Nazi origins.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Before we can answer these questions, we must dispel some misconceptions about the origins of food production and then reformulate the question.

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




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