originated

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The work that went into the infrastructure now in place for them originated with Sarah Smith, the team’s former director of medical and performance.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

The Andes strain is associated primarily with parts of Chile and Argentina, where the trip originated, and is the only known hantavirus strain capable of human-to-human transmission.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Less than a year ago, astronomers spotted a comet passing through our solar system that originated far beyond it.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

Moderna briefly spiked before settling 0.5% lower as news unfolded over a cluster of hantavirus cases that originated among passengers traveling last month on a Dutch-flagged cruise from Argentina to Cabo Verde.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Who today remembers that gasoline, the fuel of modern civilization, originated as yet another invention in search of a use?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond