originate
verb (used without object)
to take its origin or rise; begin; start; arise.
originated
Example Sentences
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The incidents were found and disrupted between January and July, and they originated in China, Iran and west Africa, Anthropic said in a report about misuse of its models.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
GRAIL’s Galleri test looks for methylation patterns in DNA that may indicate a cancer signal and predict where it originated.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
Nepali police say they are looking into where these comments have originated from to identify addresses and phone numbers.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Actor and playwright Ellen McLaughlin, who originated the role of the Angel in Tony Kushner’s “Angels in America,” has put her own modern spin on ancient Greek dramas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
The dust which had contaminated most of the planet’s surface had originated in no country, and no one, even the wartime enemy, had planned on it.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
