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[awr-i-jin, or-] / ˈɔr ɪ dʒɪn, ˈɒr- /




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However, if an e-moto doesn’t have a manufacturer’s certificate of origin saying it is made for the road—and many don’t—it can’t be registered.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

She told BBC News in 2001: "We've always said it's about the music... an event that celebrates music of black origin doesn't seek to separate artists according to skin colour".

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

“Everything is much more contemporary relative to what was created more than 40 years ago, but it’s still very true to the origin story and to the DNA of the brand.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Critics have also raised questions over the origin of the funds used to purchase coastal land and the legality of the procedures.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

The work of Heinrich Heine, a German poet of Jewish origin, burned among the books.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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