originates
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Kerman, the most commonly-planted pistachio variety, originates from Iran and is named after a famous carpet-making city near Rafsanjan.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
"It makes a huge farting noise basically," says John Harrison, director of the site, as he explains where its name originates.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Oil markets were rocked this week by the outbreak of war in the Persian Gulf, where roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil supply originates.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026
He apologised to neighbouring countries for Iran's attacks, adding "no more attacks will be made on neighbouring countries and no missiles will be fired unless an attack on Iran originates from those countries."
From Barron's • Mar. 7, 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
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