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[awr-i-jin, or-] / ˈɔr ɪ dʒɪn, ˈɒr- /




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I’ve often wondered about the weakness of Jason’s origin story, and how he evolved from a child too weak to swim to a murderous entity with superior strength.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

I understand why the many chefs who mucked up the “Crystal Lake” cauldron, starting with Bryan Fuller, were compelled to fill in the blanks of Pamela’s origin story.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

In “The Steps,” Mr. Stallone, 80, tells a hard-knocks origin story that will leave the reader full of respect for his tenacity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The Irkutsk region governor, Igor Kobzev, said Monday that an inspection by Rospotrebnadzor found she died of pneumonia of "undetermined" origin.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Clearly, if much of our knowledge is analogical in origin it cannot be certain, and the real causes of events may always escape us.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Collins participated in the 2009 debate over Silverpit's origins and contributed the numerical simulations used in the new research.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

The sounds come from all over, a mix of old and new whose origins are difficult to pinpoint, and they are assembled to conjure amusement and delight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Japanese scientists successfully launched a spacecraft Tuesday that aims to be the first to retrieve samples from one of Mars's moons, potentially helping unlock the origins of the Solar System and life on Earth.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

The exact origins of the Grand Condé remain a mystery.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

And the ultimate source of these rights did not lie in any indigenously American origins, but rather in a transcendent realm of natural rights allegedly shared by all men everywhere.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis


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