originate
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ING estimates that around one-third of all new molecules that are in global pipelines originate in China, compared with 4% 12 years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Pezeshkian instead directly acknowledged that neighbouring countries had been targeted and said Iranian forces had now been asked to stop striking them unless attacks on Iran originate from their territory.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
Must invention remain exclusively human, or can autonomous computational systems genuinely originate ideas?
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
Companies: The Federal Reserve prepared rule changes incentivizing banks to originate mortgages.
From Barron's • Feb. 21, 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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