originated

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That event reached magnitude 4.1 and originated about 68 kilometers below the surface.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

Defense Ministry said Tuesday the drone, along with two others that were shot down, originated from Iraq.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Ebola, believed to have originated in bats, is a deadly viral disease spread through direct contact with bodily fluids.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

A train boxcar where six migrants were found dead in Laredo, Texas, on Sunday originated from Long Beach, police officials said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

The same phrase is then employed by Newton in his definition of inertia; he evidently took the phrase from Descartes, and discovered only later that it originated in Lucretius.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton