originate with

phrase

: to be first thought of, created, or produced by
That idea did not originate with him.

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There’s a new generation of drugs about to hit the market that didn’t originate with elegant hypotheses, but rather from brute-force analyses of massive datasets. Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 17 July 2026 The vast majority of criminal cases filed in Iowa each year originate with state and county law enforcement. William Morris, Des Moines Register, 7 Apr. 2026 Indeed, most disappearances originate with kidnappings by organized crime. Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026 Yet all these arguments originate with unmistakably human quirks and foibles, many of which defy easy judgments of right and wrong. Alison Herman, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for originate with

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“Originate with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/originate%20with. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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