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originate

[uh-rij-uh-neyt] / əˈrɪdʒ əˌneɪt /




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Novel ideas and major steps forward rarely originate from established institutions alone.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

I assure you that it did not originate in The Onion.

From Salon Jul. 24, 2026

"A sustained effort is needed to tackle the root causes of poor behaviour, which often originate from challenges in children's lives outside the classroom, from poverty to mental health issues."

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

By combining material flow analysis with a multilayer shock propagation model, researchers found that risks often originate in upstream parts of the supply chain but become most severe at key refining and manufacturing bottlenecks.

From Science Daily Jun. 20, 2026

“They are said to originate in the city of Prague,” said the consul.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

Nearly all of FLAG’s revenue originates from individual donors, and most of that money is raised through a direct-mail sweepstakes operation that offers the chance to win prizes, in one case $1,000,000.

From Salon Aug. 1, 2026

This new external impulse to reshape the Middle East originates not in grand chanceries but in nongovernmental movements.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Researchers have spent decades trying to determine where it originates.

From Science Daily Jul. 19, 2026

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

That someone who originates a new idea has a right to be acknowledged seems to us obvious, but this idea was fundamentally new.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

BBC Wales was told that the figure originated in the MoD, rather than the Wales Office, which was led by the then-Welsh secretary Jo Stevens at the time.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Their restricted distribution suggests that ruptoblasts originated early in animal evolution.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

"The sodium likely originated from the lunar soil, whereas the lithium could come from the rocket itself," the post continued, adding that the team would offer more details following fuller analysis.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

Where the vessel originated from and what kind of cargo it was carrying has not yet been revealed and no group has taken accountability for the reported attack.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

Twin studies had originated in Francis Galton’s work in the 1890s.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

The Recording Academy said the new award aims to honour "artistic excellence in Asian pop music performances originating from or widely recognized within Asian markets, including but not limited to K-pop, J-pop and C-pop".

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

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

Using high-resolution gravity measurements along with models that accounted for both crustal and mantle material, the team found evidence that the SPA basin likely contains large amounts of rock originating from the Moon's mantle.

From Science Daily Jun. 22, 2026

I tried unsuccessfully to relax, but the electric current that seemed to be originating from somewhere in his body never slackened.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer




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