origin
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Like so many startup origin stories, this one begins in a garage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
The law bars discrimination based on race, color or national origin in programs that receive federal money.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
It was a "further device by which funds could be paid into the club in a manner that concealed their true origin".
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
As our new study, published in Nature, shows, these fossils are crucial for addressing a longstanding puzzle about the major evolutionary leap that led to all complex life on Earth: the origin of eukaryotes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026
The first sailing vessel dates back to 7,000 years or so ago, and so does the origin of writing.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
These events, called fast X-ray transients, have several possible origins.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
Its mission, said former assistant secretary of the Smithsonian Remington Kellogg that year, was to “awaken” a “clear understanding of the inspiring story of the United States — its origins, struggles, development, traditions, strength.”
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
As Chelsey excavates the details of Rika’s biography, she explores the blank spaces and lingering questions surrounding her own obscured origins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
In the end, I got answers—both about the origins of this specific conspiracy and about much more.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
The two of them can talk for hours about food and the origins of different family recipes.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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