origin
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Wanting to see their father’s career origin story, the family piled into a couple of cars and headed out.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
Ghana since last year has been taking west Africans temporarily before sending them to home countries, including people who US immigration judges found would face persecution in their origin nations.
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
By contrast, according to the Census figures, barely 1% of a Sunderland population approaching 300,000 in 1981 was of African-Caribbean origin.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
“This is not a super uncommon kind of origin story,” Togelius said of his childhood gaming experiences.
From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026
The spell was soon over, and Mrs. Pontellier could not help wondering if there were not a little imagination responsible for its origin, for the rose tint had never faded from her friend’s face.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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