origin
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Lurid origin stories for plagues are nothing new under the sun.
From The Wall Street Journal • 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
For the past two years, the origin of little handmade gifts which have turned up in various locations in a village has been a source of complete mystery for those who live there.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
An ultraheavy particle may help explain one of the most puzzling mysteries in modern astrophysics: the origin of the most energetic particles ever detected.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
NOTE.—This suffix is found only in words of French-Latin origin.
From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton
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