originating

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Originating as a creepy shared story told online by ordinary internet users, the "Backrooms" universe erupts into American cinemas on Friday with a film directed by star YouTuber Kane Parsons.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Originating on message boards in the early 2000s, the memes, dubbed "Chuck Norris facts", became a genre of their own by the 2010s.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Originating from outside our Solar System, comet 3I/ATLAS is only the third interstellar comet ever seen, following 1I/ʻOumuamua in 2017 and 2I/Borisov in 2019.

From Science Daily • Oct. 12, 2025

Originating in subtropical South America, jacarandas typically bloom around May and June, taking their cue from the season’s first stretch of consistent heat.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2025

Position of the Originating Fault.—The form, directions, and relative positions of the isoseismal lines furnish important evidence with regard to the originating fault.

From A Study of Recent Earthquakes by Davison, Charles