originate
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"The shows driving the industry forward largely originate on streaming platforms, yet the awards themselves were tethered to broadcast television," Proulx said.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
"We wish to clarify that the document and information in question do not originate from official sources and are untrue," it said on Telegram.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
“The practice of filming staff on Capitol Hill did not originate with me,” Ms. Townsend said in a written statement, defending the practice as “legitimate” reporting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
TCR-based treatments offer another route because their receptors can identify protein fragments that originate inside tumor cells and are later displayed on the cell surface.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
A yelp of dismay came from near where Mrs. Apple was sitting, but as the dear history teacher had lost her voice, the sound obviously did not originate with her.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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The Afrobeats genre, which originates from West Africa, has massively grown in recent years - dominating playlists and seeing artists, including Starr, featuring at major festivals such as Glastonbury.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
The Kelvin wave is essentially both a cause and a symptom of El Nino, said Amaya, and originates in waters near Indonesia when trade winds die down.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
The Fed could decide that much of the recent inflation pressure originates from energy and geopolitical disruption and leave rates unchanged.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Every deed and flood map, every blue dot on every phone originates from it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 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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It is also due to deep evolutionary roots, as many animal and plant groups originated here in the distant past.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
Kuala Lumpur Kepong said in a statement that a "majority" of the fires originated from beyond its concession area and had all been extinguished.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
It also taps into nostalgia for the toy cars, which originated after English engineer Jack Odell designed the first model to comply with a 1952 British school rule requiring toys to fit inside a matchbox.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
But the musicians in front of you are not the humans who originated the music, and that matters because the energy is not the same.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
Already, though, by 2,000 years ago, Romans were also nourishing themselves with their own hodgepodge of foods that mostly originated elsewhere.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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The chemistry prize follows the physics prize, which on Tuesday honoured Belgian physicist Francis Halzen for groundbreaking work using Antarctic ice to capture particles originating in the distant cosmos.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
The Recording Academy announced the new category in June, saying it would recognise "artistic excellence in Asian pop music performances originating from or widely recognized within Asian markets".
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
That evidence suggested that both the dendritic cells and the T cell activation process were originating somewhere outside the brain.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida led the country, with 83.1% of views to new-construction listings originating outside the metro area.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
It is unclear if that sound is originating from inside it.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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