originate
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The event seemed to originate far deeper than earthquakes were thought capable of occurring beneath a continent.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
Believed to originate from North Africa, the roughly 230 primates are the main attraction in the British exclave of 30,000 people that borders southern Spain, according to the Gibraltar Ornithological and Natural History Society.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
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
And they were named after the constellation of Lyra from where the meteors appear to originate and occurs every year from 16 to 25 April, but often peaking around 22 April.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
I don’t know who starts the whisper; it seems to originate from nothing, to come from no one.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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