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originate

[uh-rij-uh-neyt] / əˈrɪdʒ əˌneɪt /




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Novel ideas and major steps forward rarely originate from established institutions alone.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

To spot them, skygazers should look for the point in the sky where they appear to originate from, known as the radiant.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

The freezer aisle, from whence many of its contents originate, does not do much to help the case.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

Only four other planetary systems are known to contain multiple super-puff planets, making TOI-791 an exceptionally rare opportunity to investigate how these unusual worlds originate and evolve.

From Science Daily Jun. 27, 2026

The Whole Brainers believe that thoughts and commands can originate anywhere in the brain jelly/cloud and flash into action.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

"Our study shows, more precisely than ever before, how much carbon is safely stored in the seabed - and just how much of the decomposed material actually originates from the old permafrost," says Manuel Ruben.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

Nearly all of FLAG’s revenue originates from individual donors, and most of that money is raised through a direct-mail sweepstakes operation that offers the chance to win prizes, in one case $1,000,000.

From Salon Aug. 1, 2026

Further, a household can only deduct mortgage interest on a maximum of $750,000 of combined debt on the two properties when the debt originates on or after Dec. 15, 2017.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

It features an area called Scotland's Larder in which different regions take turns to highlight and sell food which originates from that area.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

Once life originates, it tends to be very adaptable and tenacious.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

For example, private-equity firm Apollo now owns Athene, an insurer with $387 billion in investments — of which about three-fourths were originated by Apollo.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

The blaze originated in the stern, sending passengers fleeing to the bow where they were all given life jackets, Muhammad said.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

Today, the scientific question of where SARS-CoV-2 originated remains unresolved.

From Salon Aug. 2, 2026

The fire, which originated on the first floor, was believed to be caused by electrical issues.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

Pump boys were feverishly bringing water to the great tubs —it was one of those futile castles, which appear to have originated in Ireland, whose bailey was without a well.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

If you’re unfamiliar with hobby horsing, it’s a sport originating from Finland that’s growing in popularity.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

Using high-resolution gravity measurements along with models that accounted for both crustal and mantle material, the team found evidence that the SPA basin likely contains large amounts of rock originating from the Moon's mantle.

From Science Daily Jun. 22, 2026

But it is worth remembering that inflationary forces originating with that accord helped cause the 1987 stock market crash.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

He argues Peru's wealth originating from its natural resources doesn't reach ordinary people or the often rural communities where a lot of mining takes place.

From BBC Jun. 6, 2026

The Americas’ population now consists of a mixture of peoples originating from all continents except Australia.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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