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originate

[uh-rij-uh-neyt] / əˈrɪdʒ əˌneɪt /




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Staff at the Bank for International Settlements warned in an October report that “PE-linked firms can face conflicts of interest” since they are motivated to put insurer money in the investments they originate.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Believed to originate from North Africa, the roughly 230 primates are the main attraction in the British exclave of 30,000 people that borders southern Spain, according to the Gibraltar Ornithological and Natural History Society.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The latter measure will ensure that votes genuinely originate from the country in which they are submitted.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Protecting humanity from the next pandemic, and the ones after that, depends on gaining an accurate understanding of how pathogens originate and reach human communities.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Welles responded that this method didn’t originate with The Mercury Theatre and was, in fact, used by other radio programs.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow




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