Example Sentences

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The Democratic Republic of Congo, which borders Uganda and is where the outbreak originated, has seen 363 confirmed cases and 63 deaths.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

The idea for the epic photograph originated during an international break in 2023, when Yarrow shot Haaland alone in Viking dress, waist-deep in an Oslo fjord.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

On May 22, Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission outlined a suite of additional rules, including a requirement that prospective customers’ funds originated outside of mainland China.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Together, these complementary approaches will allow scientists to investigate how planets form throughout the galaxy, including in the region where our own solar system may have originated.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Many game songs originated in the Georgia Sea Islands, a series of over 100 islands off the coast of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin