originate in

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In fact, it is a family of cancers that originate in the bone marrow, then flow through the blood rather than form a single mass.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Because all dystonias originate in the brain, treatments are challenging.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

Contrary to popular belief, it doesn’t originate in railroad slang.

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2025

It said the problem appeared to originate in a critical AWS infrastructure zone, the US-East-1 region, located in the northern part of the US state of Virginia.

From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025

The flight to Addis Ababa would originate in Dar es Salaam.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela