- present tense form of originate (3rd person singular).
originates
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"I’m very worried because it’s a new phenomenon, which also originates from an international scenario and therefore feeds itself."
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026
Researchers now want to determine exactly how much gas these winds remove over time and identify where within the disk the escaping material originates.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
The Fed could decide that much of the recent inflation pressure originates from energy and geopolitical disruption and leave rates unchanged.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Much of this originates from an elaborate system involving ship-to-ship transfers of Iranian oil, which often move Iranian oil from sanctioned tankers onto unsanctioned ones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
It does not matter if it originates in a misunderstanding.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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