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derives from

verb as in come from; arise

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Much of the text derives from “Scaffold Room,” a 2014 work in which Okwui Okpokwasili and April Matthis played with the personas of Black female pop singers.

In that case, the justices turned away a challenge to the funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which derives from the Federal Reserve System.

In some countries there is even a risk they turn to illicit activities such as growing coca – the plant cocaine derives from – which has similar deforestation issues.

From BBC

Her latest compilation derives from her CNN show “Searching for Mexico,” so although it’s about the dishes she still cooks at home, the recipes in this 256-page book reflect Mexico’s many regions and specialties.

Asked if she, as a minister earning up to £160,000, counted as a working person, she replied: "My income derives from my job and I’ll pay whatever taxes are required of me."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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