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originate

[uh-rij-uh-neyt] / əˈrɪdʒ əˌneɪt /




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Polaris CEO Mike Speetzen told analysts this week that by the end of 2027, less than 5% of the company’s total cost of goods sold will originate from China, reducing its tariff burden.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

To spot them, skygazers should look for the point in the sky where they appear to originate from, known as the radiant.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

The freezer aisle, from whence many of its contents originate, does not do much to help the case.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

Only four other planetary systems are known to contain multiple super-puff planets, making TOI-791 an exceptionally rare opportunity to investigate how these unusual worlds originate and evolve.

From Science Daily Jun. 27, 2026

The flight to Addis Ababa would originate in Dar es Salaam.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Nearly all of FLAG’s revenue originates from individual donors, and most of that money is raised through a direct-mail sweepstakes operation that offers the chance to win prizes, in one case $1,000,000.

From Salon Aug. 1, 2026

Further, a household can only deduct mortgage interest on a maximum of $750,000 of combined debt on the two properties when the debt originates on or after Dec. 15, 2017.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

He says that in his homeland there is much more focus on quality and that people are most concerned about where the product originates and what it tastes like.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

The modeling indicates that almost all of the TFA detected there originates from CFC replacement chemicals, despite the region being far removed from major sources of emissions.

From Science Daily Jun. 9, 2026

The theory of signs originates in the law, and signs are treated as if they speak because court cases are discursive performances.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The blaze originated in the stern, sending passengers fleeing to the bow where they were all given life jackets, Muhammad said.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

Today, the scientific question of where SARS-CoV-2 originated remains unresolved.

From Salon Aug. 2, 2026

Last year, Morgan Stanley says, one-fifth of the buying demand for gold originated with ETFs, however that positive sentiment has been disrupted by the Gulf crisis, and the prospect of rate hikes.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

Dangerous waves on the beaches were expected courtesy of Tropical Storm Elida, which originated off of southern Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

So I said boldly, as if I had originated it, and must beg to insist upon it, “Massive and concrete.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

Scott Bryce, the actor best known for originating the role of Craig Montgomery on the soap opera “As the World Turns,” has died.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

Tumor cells originating in the central nervous system displayed a moderate level of sensitivity to the treatment.

From Science Daily Jun. 27, 2026

But it is worth remembering that inflationary forces originating with that accord helped cause the 1987 stock market crash.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

The jewellery was made with gold, sapphires and emeralds originating from Zambia or Thailand, according to Spanish media.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026

As early societies developed, those acquiring centralized power gradually established themselves as an elite, perhaps originating as one of several formerly equal-ranked village clans that became “more equal” than the others.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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