originate
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Because all dystonias originate in the brain, treatments are challenging.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026
Data from Ontario, Canada's most populous province, shows that the majority of handguns recovered from crimes in 2024 - about 91% - originate from the US.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Others have pointed out that the cost to pull a borrower’s credit records is a fraction of the cost to originate a mortgage.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
According to the researchers, these signals likely originate from dynamic rock fracturing processes that take place before an eruption.
From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026
This proved such a hit—Wall Street would buy your loans, even if you would not!—that a new company, called B&C mortgage, was founded to do nothing but originate and sell.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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