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The virus, which is thought to have originated in fruit bats, was first detected in 1976 near the Ebola River in what is now DR Congo.

From BBC

For most of its career, Suede assumed Britpop — the movement the band helped originate in the early ’90s — wouldn’t make a comeback.

Even at 56 years distance, these events — which originated in a seemingly minor land-use dispute between community activists and the University of California — seem strangely contemporary.

From Salon

The term originated in the “Star Wars” universe as a derogatory term for omnipresent droids.

From Salon

Baby Shark is thought to have originated in the US in the 1970s and popularised at summer camps.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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