Example Sentences

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At the same time, higher rates can do little to calm today’s inflation volatility, which largely originates on the supply side of the economy.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

In partnership with the Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, Heal the Bay researchers will conduct microbial source testing to determine where exactly this pollution originates.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

The irony is that defenders of the president invoke just-war theory, which originates with St. Augustine’s efforts to reconcile Christian teaching with the use of force, to justify the U.S. military intervention.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

It is reprisal and revenge against a group that had the temerity to oppose hate wherever it originates.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

This power, this black power, originates in a view of the American galaxy taken from a dark and essential planet.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates