originates
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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
It is reprisal and revenge against a group that had the temerity to oppose hate wherever it originates.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 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
It does not matter if it originates in a misunderstanding.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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