point of origin
noun phrase
: the place where something comes from : the place where something originates
The package's point of origin was somewhere in the U.S.
the point of origin of the fire that burned the building down
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To get here from North America will take at least eight-and-a-half hours (from New York), but could take significantly longer and include multiple stops, depending on your point of origin.
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Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Now, researchers may have answered how these artifacts made of obsidian ended up so far away from their point of origin, according to a March 14 study published by the Archaeological Survey of Alberta.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
Travelers who might normally fly from another country to start a cruise in a U.S. port would fly to the new point of origin.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
Non-citizens who are denied entry to the U.S. may be sent back to their point of origin, detained for further screening or, in some cases, granted asylum.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
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Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Now, researchers may have answered how these artifacts made of obsidian ended up so far away from their point of origin, according to a March 14 study published by the Archaeological Survey of Alberta.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
Travelers who might normally fly from another country to start a cruise in a U.S. port would fly to the new point of origin.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
Non-citizens who are denied entry to the U.S. may be sent back to their point of origin, detained for further screening or, in some cases, granted asylum.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for point of origin
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“Point of origin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20of%20origin. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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