originate

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Chava is a newly born golem—a mythological, biddable creature originating in Jewish folklore—without a master.

From The Wall Street Journal

The soundtrack earned global appeal, with more than two thirds of its streams originating from outside the U.S., according to data from entertainment industry analytics firm Luminate.

From Los Angeles Times

Heavy speculative buying originated in China, and that was followed by further buying strength in the West, he noted.

From MarketWatch

For Sonja, class is never an issue when you’re tied to not just considerable amounts of money, but the very institutions where money itself originates.

From Salon

Without these measures, "it is impossible to know whether detected plastics originate from the tissue itself or from containers, chemicals, laboratory equipment or plastic particles present in the air," researcher Dušan Materić told AFP.

From Barron's