originate
verb (used without object)
to take its origin or rise; begin; start; arise.
were originating
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past progressiveof originate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“There weren’t many great ways for officers to locate where the thefts were coming from, where they were originating from and who was doing it,” said Colleen Murie, H.E.A.T. program coordinator.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 20, 2018
A team led by Mohamad Koubeissi at the George Washington University was working with a patient with epilepsy, placing electrodes deep in her brain in an attempt to determine where seizures were originating.
From Forbes ● Jul. 7, 2014
“Dubai, Colorado, Washington State,” Kaufman said, when asked to name some of the spots where orders were originating.
From Time ● Feb. 10, 2014
As the crisis unfolded, traders at Knight were fielding numerous calls and talking with officials in the firm's technology department, who confirmed that the problems were originating with Knight's software, and not with the NYSE.
From Reuters ● Aug. 2, 2012
Dorothy was quite aware that the words of explanation coming out of her mouth were originating from a much deeper level of consciousness, just as she'd been told.
From Dorothy's Mystical Adventures in Oz by Robert J. Evans
