genesis

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James Whale’s 1935 freakquel, “Bride of Frankenstein,” imagined the companion briefly alive, sporting a white-streaked, electric-shocked bouffant before being killed by the Monster moments after her genesis.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

“The only thing you know is that search warrants have been served and executed. You don’t know why, and you don’t know what the genesis of it is,” Roberts said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Sustaining the momentum for disarmament, Reykjavik was the genesis of several crucial treaties that did indeed reduce nuclear weapons stockpiles.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026

What was the genesis of this year’s campaign?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

But a decade had passed, and Darwin had never published the promised book on the genesis of “variability in organic beings.”

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee