originate
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I assure you that it did not originate in The Onion.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
To spot them, skygazers should look for the point in the sky where they appear to originate from, known as the radiant.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The freezer aisle, from whence many of its contents originate, does not do much to help the case.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
And no, despite their name, the ticks didn’t originate in Texas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
The Whole Brainers believe that thoughts and commands can originate anywhere in the brain jelly/cloud and flash into action.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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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 vital spirit originates here, in-the heart, and is perfected by the lungs, which inspire the blood with air,” Hamlet explained.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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“So far, no evidence has been found to indicate that it originated here, yet we are taking every precaution in case that turns out to be the case,” Kershenobich said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Last year, Morgan Stanley says, one-fifth of the buying demand for gold originated with ETFs, however that positive sentiment has been disrupted by the Gulf crisis, and the prospect of rate hikes.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
The other train had been travelling in the same direction and was running ahead of the Corby service, having originated in Nottingham at 15:50.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Last month, 7.6% of calls to the helpline originated from ChatGPT and other AI platforms, up from less than half a percent a year ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Many of the children’s games in the U.S. originated from Europe, and immigrants carried their ancestral heritage through songs and games, which in turn influenced childhood in the U.S.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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If you’re unfamiliar with hobby horsing, it’s a sport originating from Finland that’s growing in popularity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
Under the restrictive measures, EU individuals and companies are prohibited from purchasing, importing or transporting gold originating in Sudan.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
In these cases, disruptions originating within their supply chains could trigger widespread failures across the global network.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026
But it is worth remembering that inflationary forces originating with that accord helped cause the 1987 stock market crash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
It is unclear if that sound is originating from inside it.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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