hail from
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There are many candidates from the region, though Sall and Otunnu hail from Africa.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
It is no accident that Los Angeles has been most memorably captured by those who hail from places far from the 405.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
A lifelong venture capitalist, Kinsella is the rare breed of quantum CEO who doesn’t hail from the world of scientific research.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
Amy Bloom, best known for her literary fiction, steeps her mystery in the academic world she happens to hail from.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
Many of our most popular American children’s songs hail from centuries of ballads, hymns, popular and folk music of early New Englanders, Scottish, and English settlers inhabiting Appalachia, and African and European descendants.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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