originated

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Additionally, multiple commentators conjecture that his hostility to wind originated in 2011, when he groused that an offshore wind farm would be visible from one of his golf courses in Scotland.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

The unit originated many infection containment and personal protective equipment practices that are now standard across medicine today.

From Slate • May 14, 2026

Two people died after an outbreak in Kent, thought to have originated in a Canterbury nightclub, earlier this year.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

But Argentine health officials have questioned whether the outbreak originated in Ushuaia, based on the virus's weeks-long incubation period and other factors.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Centaurs are believed to have originated in Greece, though there are now centaur communities in many parts of Europe.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling