in origin
idiom
—used to refer to a source or cause
The English word "rendezvous" is French in origin.
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The story of the beginnings of Lauder, the company, was entrepreneurial in nature and humble in origin.
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Pete Born, Footwear News, 15 June 2025
Here are my top five adverse reactions that might be spurred because of believing that AGI is supernatural in origin:
(1) Treating AGI as divine.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
More than 200 of the Catholic Church’s 266 popes have been Italian in origin, but the last several papal elections have seen the church buck that norm.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 4 May 2025
But a shift in origin doesn’t always guarantee a shift in values.
—Zoe Bayliss Wong, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Pete Born, Footwear News, 15 June 2025
Here are my top five adverse reactions that might be spurred because of believing that AGI is supernatural in origin:
(1) Treating AGI as divine.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
More than 200 of the Catholic Church’s 266 popes have been Italian in origin, but the last several papal elections have seen the church buck that norm.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 4 May 2025
But a shift in origin doesn’t always guarantee a shift in values.
—Zoe Bayliss Wong, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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“In origin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20origin. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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