derive from
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Part of the problem may derive from concerns about the listing of OpenAI.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
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
Dating back to the late 18th century, “hoax” seems to derive from what a conjurer or juggler might say, a truncation of “hocus pocus,” utilized to divert the attention of an audience.
From Salon ● Dec. 28, 2025
The ancestral language may derive from what is known as the Hopewell culture.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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