originate
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The El Niño/La Niña pattern probably does influence certain storms that hit California, but only the typical seasonal variety that originate from Alaska or north of Hawaii, Ralph said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
It has also made it mandatory for people voting online to provide credit card details to ensure that votes genuinely originate from the country in which they are submitted.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
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
All cancers originate from a single cell gone wrong and are categorized based on the type of cell they start from.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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