- present tense form of originate (3rd person singular).
originates
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Further, a household can only deduct mortgage interest on a maximum of $750,000 of combined debt on the two properties when the debt originates on or after Dec. 15, 2017.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
At the same time, higher rates can do little to calm today’s inflation volatility, which largely originates on the supply side of the economy.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
The modeling indicates that almost all of the TFA detected there originates from CFC replacement chemicals, despite the region being far removed from major sources of emissions.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 9, 2026
The irony is that defenders of the president invoke just-war theory, which originates with St. Augustine’s efforts to reconcile Christian teaching with the use of force, to justify the U.S. military intervention.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
The saying originates with Bernard of Chartres in the twelfth century, but is now usually quoted from one of Newton’s letters: ‘If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.’
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
