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[awr-i-jin, or-] / ˈɔr ɪ dʒɪn, ˈɒr- /




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The author also discusses molecular cooperation and co-evolution during the earliest stages of life's emergence, as well as additional physical perspectives on the OoL, including ideas related to the chiral origin of biomolecules.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

He had a heart-tugging origin story that saw him transform from a has-been television star into one of the thousands of residents who lost their home in last year’s Palisades fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

This is a memoir, and Thayil spends a reasonable amount of pages opening up about his family of origin, his childhood and the place he grew up.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

However, if an e-moto doesn’t have a manufacturer’s certificate of origin saying it is made for the road—and many don’t—it can’t be registered.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

“The origin story I just shared with you is pure fiction, a hoax.”

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner




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