- present tense form of originate (3rd person singular).
originates
Example Sentences
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"Our study shows, more precisely than ever before, how much carbon is safely stored in the seabed - and just how much of the decomposed material actually originates from the old permafrost," says Manuel Ruben.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
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
It features an area called Scotland's Larder in which different regions take turns to highlight and sell food which originates from that area.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Around 85% of Anthropic’s revenue is enterprise-based, while the majority of Open AI’s turnover originates from ChatGPT consumer subscriptions, the vast majority of which are free tier, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 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
