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is originating

  • present progressive of originate (3rd person singular).

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Scott Rowe, a meteorologist with the weather service in Sacramento, said the incoming low-pressure system is originating in the north but is expected to link with “very warm” subtropical moisture coming from Hawaii.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 7, 2023

The networks got more complex—a phone call will just come in, and nobody’s checking to say, “Oh, wait, who is originating this call? Is it actually the same number?”

From Scientific American Aug. 5, 2022

Its mission is to discover the primordial, that is, originating light from the very beginning of the cosmos.

From Seattle Times Dec. 30, 2021

The general surround virtualization effect is quite good: you can get lost in movies without it being obvious that all the sound is originating from the soundbar beneath the TV.

From The Verge Sep. 30, 2021

It is unclear if that sound is originating from inside it.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga