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plural of origin.

origins

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cause, basis n.
beginning, inception n.
family, heritage n.

NOUN

cause, basis

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ancestor ancestry connection element influence motive provenance root source

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agent antecedent author base causality causation creator derivation determinant egg embryo fountain generator germ impulse inception inducement inspiration mainspring nucleus occasion parent parentage principle producer progenitor provenience roots seed spring stock well wellspring

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horse's mouth

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conclusion effect end ending result

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close completion consequence death destiny finale goal outcome outgrowth termination

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beginning, inception

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birth genesis

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alpha commencement creation dawn dawning embarkation emergence entrance entry forging foundation inauguration ingress initiation introduction launch nativity opener origination outbreak outset rise start

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blast off day one early stage git go square one starting point

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conclusion end finish

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close completion death ending exit stop

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consequence destiny effect finale goal outcome outgrowth result termination

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family, heritage

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ancestry birth descent lineage

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beginnings blood extraction maternity parentage paternity pedigree stock

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close completion conclusion consequence death destiny effect end finale goal outcome outgrowth result termination

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origins

The findings challenge expectations about how planets form and suggest that these distant, icy bodies have preserved evidence of their origins for billions of years.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

For Fuller, these exceptionally energetic neutrinos are among IceCube's most exciting discoveries because their origins and the physical processes responsible for accelerating them remain poorly understood.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

Stewart came from humble origins, however: He was born on July 13, 1940, in a West Yorkshire industrial town, and raised in a house lacking an indoor toilet or running hot water.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

Last month, 27 international conservation organisations welcomed Vantara's promised shift but demanded measurable reforms, including "full public transparency" over the origins of every animal.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

There is no doubt that it has multiple origins, nor that it takes on a wholly new importance with Descartes.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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