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originate

[uh-rij-uh-neyt] / əˈrɪdʒ əˌneɪt /




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The freezer aisle, from whence many of its contents originate, does not do much to help the case.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

"A sustained effort is needed to tackle the root causes of poor behaviour, which often originate from challenges in children's lives outside the classroom, from poverty to mental health issues."

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

In allopolyploid plants, chromosome sets originate from different ancestral genomes.

From Science Daily Jun. 19, 2026

Contrary to the name, German cockroaches originate from South East Asia and are completely dependent on humans for survival in the UK.

From BBC May 28, 2026

From which tribe did her ancestors originate and what did she know of their constitutions?

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

Further, a household can only deduct mortgage interest on a maximum of $750,000 of combined debt on the two properties when the debt originates on or after Dec. 15, 2017.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

It features an area called Scotland's Larder in which different regions take turns to highlight and sell food which originates from that area.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

The modeling indicates that almost all of the TFA detected there originates from CFC replacement chemicals, despite the region being far removed from major sources of emissions.

From Science Daily Jun. 9, 2026

The fund that originates the loan holds it to maturity.

From Barron's May 30, 2026

The information, oddly, originates from the regional director of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

The brushfire originated near Ladera Ranch’s Narrow Canyon Road and Acaster Way on Tuesday afternoon and spread across seven acres before firefighters were able to get it under control.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Elle Woods, as Reese Witherspoon originated her, posed a similar psychological obstacle for me, only the challenge was getting me into the theater as opposed to keeping me there.

From Salon Jul. 6, 2026

The researchers believe this shared rhythmic pattern originated in a common ancestor that lived around 15 million years ago.

From Science Daily Jul. 2, 2026

Intelligence activities against Germany originated primarily from Russia, China and Iran, it said.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

If the Mud People knew that the word “leprechaun” actually originated from LEPrecon, an elite branch of the Lower Elements Police, they’d probably take steps to stamp them out.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

They then applied those measurements to a variety of stellar environments to estimate how the same processes might influence signals originating around other stars.

From Science Daily Jun. 16, 2026

Very different cinematic sensibilities originating in entirely separate cultures that broadcasters and film distributors lumped together on the cultural fringe.

From Salon May 31, 2026

The foreign ministry called on "Iraq to prevent all hostile acts originating from its territory urgently and without conditions".

From Barron's May 20, 2026

Macklem said some goods originating from China and destined for Canada are loaded onto these big vessels, and have to dock in Los Angeles.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

The Americas’ population now consists of a mixture of peoples originating from all continents except Australia.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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