originate with

phrase

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

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The doctrine did not, in fact, originate with its namesake, Colin Powell, who as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff helped make sure the United States went into the war with a coherent military strategy. Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2026 The differentiator becomes the ability to originate with clarity, express with integrity and steward consequences with wisdom. Darnley Merzier, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 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 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 14 Aug. 2026.

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