derive from

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The Labor Department numbers, which also include public-sector jobs, derive from a monthly survey of hundreds of thousands of employers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

And the plastics increasingly used to build and furnish homes derive from fossil fuels.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Kurvilla, who studied at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and taught global health policy at Boston University, said that "40 percent or more of biomedical Western medicine, pharmaceuticals, derive from natural products".

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

A nearly eight-foot stack of 26 enlarged white ceramic plates, which derive from dinnerware the artist found in a shop, stands as a mind-boggling pillar.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

“In that case,” she said, sharply, “I need facts. Exactly what advantage does Hyper Base derive from these modified robots? What factor made them desirable, general?”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov