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[awr-i-jin, or-] / ˈɔr ɪ dʒɪn, ˈɒr- /




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Lurid origin stories for plagues are nothing new under the sun.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

To assess those flows, Kpler combined two terminal views: Mideast Gulf crude transits via the Strait of Hormuz, excluding Iran, and Gulf of Oman crude exports of unknown origin.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

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

Speaking to press at the inaugural ceremony Blair emphasised the Mobos' focus on music of black origin - recognising style and influence over skin colour.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

To the fiercely inquisitive Greeks, the study of living beings had been intimately linked to the question of the origin of the natural world.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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