- present participle of originate.
originating
Example Sentences
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Using high-resolution gravity measurements along with models that accounted for both crustal and mantle material, the team found evidence that the SPA basin likely contains large amounts of rock originating from the Moon's mantle.
From Science Daily • Jun. 22, 2026
The jewellery was made with gold, sapphires and emeralds originating from Zambia or Thailand, according to Spanish media.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
Very different cinematic sensibilities originating in entirely separate cultures that broadcasters and film distributors lumped together on the cultural fringe.
From Salon • May 31, 2026
The foreign ministry called on "Iraq to prevent all hostile acts originating from its territory urgently and without conditions".
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
The engineers, Burnham charged, “had contributed little or nothing either in the way of originating novel features or of showing the possibilities of modern engineering practice in America.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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