originate

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The star did not originate in our galaxy.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Around 4% and 12%, respectively, of the banks’ pretax profits originate in the region, the analysts calculate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 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

Such diamonds are already known to exist in meteorites that have survived impact, and that may originate ultimately from comets.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan