originates

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The modeling indicates that almost all of the TFA detected there originates from CFC replacement chemicals, despite the region being far removed from major sources of emissions.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

Syrian authorities have said the country was experiencing an "exceptional" rise in water levels along the Euphrates River, which originates in Turkey and flows through the Raqa and Deir Ezzor provinces before reaching neighbouring Iraq.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

In partnership with the Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, Heal the Bay researchers will conduct microbial source testing to determine where exactly this pollution originates.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

The irony is that defenders of the president invoke just-war theory, which originates with St. Augustine’s efforts to reconcile Christian teaching with the use of force, to justify the U.S. military intervention.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

This power, this black power, originates in a view of the American galaxy taken from a dark and essential planet.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates