originate

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ING estimates that around one-third of all new molecules that are in global pipelines originate in China, compared with 4% 12 years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

"From a theoretical perspective, this system is remarkable because friction does not originate from a physical surface contact, but from the collective dynamics of magnetic moments," explains Anton Lüders, who developed the theoretical description.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

Pezeshkian instead directly acknowledged that neighbouring countries had been targeted and said Iranian forces had now been asked to stop striking them unless attacks on Iran originate from their territory.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Must invention remain exclusively human, or can autonomous computational systems genuinely originate ideas?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

“They are said to originate in the city of Prague,” said the consul.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman