hail from
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The accents there are as apt to hail from the South Shore of Long Island as from South Carolina.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
The Dukes-turned-Bruins hail from 10 different cities across eight states.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
There are many candidates from the region, though Sall and Otunnu hail from Africa.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Though the new chair and other board members all hail from within McKinsey, the new structure is meant to establish more independence between the firm’s board and management, McKinsey leaders said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 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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