Example Sentences

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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

And if you’re holding the LSPX-S3 in your hands, it really can sometimes seem like the sound is originating from the tube rather than the base beneath it.

From The Verge • Dec. 15, 2021

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

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga