origin
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Lurid origin stories for plagues are nothing new under the sun.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
The pope said the tragedy must "appeal to the conscience" of nations of origin and transit where migrants flee poverty and conflict and fall prey to trafficking gangs.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
To assess those flows, Kpler combined two terminal views: Mideast Gulf crude transits via the Strait of Hormuz, excluding Iran, and Gulf of Oman crude exports of unknown origin.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
Genetic analyses indicate the older infections were linked to a tundra variant, while today's outbreak is associated with a more infectious strain of European origin.
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026
You’ve got that interesting origin tale, that unusual education.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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