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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Dispersal refers to the idea of life spreading far, far beyond its point of origin.
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
As their names suggest, meteors from both the Southern Taurid and Northern Taurid meteor showers appear to emanate from a point of origin in the constellation Taurus, which can be found rising in the eastern sky in the hours preceding midnight throughout October.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Meteors will appear to come from the shower's point of origin, or radiant, near Orion.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
Courts and regulators increasingly demand traceable content provenance—proof that a video or audio file is unaltered and authenticated at its point of origin.
—Jason Crawforth, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
As their names suggest, meteors from both the Southern Taurid and Northern Taurid meteor showers appear to emanate from a point of origin in the constellation Taurus, which can be found rising in the eastern sky in the hours preceding midnight throughout October.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Meteors will appear to come from the shower's point of origin, or radiant, near Orion.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
Courts and regulators increasingly demand traceable content provenance—proof that a video or audio file is unaltered and authenticated at its point of origin.
—Jason Crawforth, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 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 31 Oct. 2025.
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