place of origin
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His marriage certificate from 1629—issued by the Oude Kerk, or Old Church, of Amsterdam—records his age that year as 22 and place of origin as Cartagena.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
The two partners are discussing a separate agreement on Geographical Indications, the intellectual property rights that link a product's qualities, reputation or features to its place of origin.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
UN rights experts and human rights groups have also argued that these removals to a nation that is not the migrant's place of origin could violate international law.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2025
Early historical texts mention Punt as the baboons' place of origin, a legendary region from which Egypt imported luxury goods for centuries until early in the first millennium BCE.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2023
Just as certain dishes—peach melba, prawn cocktail—have managed to spread across continents and survive over time, so some scientific doctrines are successfully disseminated, while others remain firmly tied to their time and place of origin.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
