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originate

[uh-rij-uh-neyt] / əˈrɪdʒ əˌneɪt /




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Because all dystonias originate in the brain, treatments are challenging.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

The false widow species is said to originate from Madeira and the Canary Islands and was first seen in southern England in 1879.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Others have pointed out that the cost to pull a borrower’s credit records is a fraction of the cost to originate a mortgage.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Rome’s blinkered position on war didn’t originate with Pope Leo XIV.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Long Beach Savings had been the first to embrace the originate and sell model and now was moving money out the door to new home buyers as fast as it could, few questions asked.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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