provenance
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Unlike the other artifacts with no traceable provenance, these short stories are bad.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
Zac, a “swaggering tormented fabulist,” had invented a back story in a city where money talks and no one speaks about its provenance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
He said he was also able to use information on the label to confirm its provenance.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
The film’s theatrical provenance reveals itself in long monologues in the Marilyn confessional room and Pedretti delivers one that reveals the depth beyond Cherry’s ditzy exterior.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
I think of the letter I found on Balekin’s desk, the one to Nicasia’s mother: I know the provenance of the blusher mushroom that you ask after.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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