originate

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Rome’s blinkered position on war didn’t originate with Pope Leo XIV.

From The Wall Street Journal

Pezeshkian instead directly acknowledged that neighbouring countries had been targeted and said Iranian forces had now been asked to stop striking them unless attacks on Iran originate from their territory.

From BBC

Energy markets were rocked this week by the outbreak of war in the Persian Gulf, where roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil supply originates.

From The Wall Street Journal

He apologised to neighbouring countries for Iran's attacks, adding "no more attacks will be made on neighbouring countries and no missiles will be fired unless an attack on Iran originates from those countries."

From Barron's

Identifying the moss species helped investigators trace where the remains had likely originated, but prosecutors also needed to establish when the bones had been moved.

From Science Daily