originates
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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
Kerman, the most commonly-planted pistachio variety, originates from Iran and is named after a famous carpet-making city near Rafsanjan.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
"It makes a huge farting noise basically," says John Harrison, director of the site, as he explains where its name originates.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Bouma's next goal is to determine where the material in the torus originates, whether it comes from the star itself or from an external source.
From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026
The information, oddly, originates from the regional director of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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