origin
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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
It’s an origin story for Scooby and his gang.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 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
Equatorial Guinea has then held them without charge before deporting them to their countries of origin.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
That was the origin story of Jule West Williams.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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