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originated

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past tense of originate

as in began

to come into existence the theory of relativity originated with Albert Einstein

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Recent Examples of originated Another ongoing complaint against Citation originated about 10 miles east of the Bayou, where a rancher named Mike Faulkner noticed an unusual amount of salt water gurgling to the surface and flowing down a creek on his land in April. — Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 27 Oct. 2026 Well, that rate would have originated around 4%, and now rates are up 525 basis points. — Diana Olick, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026 While chore coats originated in late 19th-century France as practical uniforms for farmers, factory workers and laborers, Lee helped establish the style within American workwear. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026 The actor who originated the role of Ensign Pavel Chekov in the sci-fi series died at 90, and his former co-star, who played Sulu, took to social media to remember him. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026 Baron Cohen’s later films Borat and Brüno also centered on characters that originated on Da Ali G Show. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026 That means studying GRBs may tell us about how these elements originated. — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 The stage show originated as a 2024 concept album, executive produced by Nas and produced by musician Mike Elizondo. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026 Apple told CyberGuy that DarkSword originated from sophisticated mercenary spyware developed at considerable expense. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

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The younger Cárdenas began his political career with the Institutional Revolutionary Party, better known as the PRI, and served as a senator and later as governor of the western state of Michoacán.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
On Wednesday, nearly a week after the Salvadoran reinforcement began arriving, Haiti’s government finally publicly addressed the deployment.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of began

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News of the Qualley-Antonoff split arose days after the latter was spotted attending Swift and Travis Kelce’s lavish wedding bash at New York City’s Madison Square Garden without his wife.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
In the days prior to the announcement, speculation arose that suggested Pérez may be looking at retirement sooner rather than later.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026

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Some of the cheese sticks had started to become moldy and were past the sell-by date.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
New England started the second half better, and Peyton Miller set up its go-ahead goal brilliantly, beating Gonzalo Lujan on the dribble to get around the right corner and into the penalty area before sliding a pass toward the penalty spot.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of started

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Jeon gave birth just before filming commenced and felt concerned about what the movie would require of her.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
The evening commenced with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres as literary and fashion insiders arrived at the private members club.

— Brianna J. Heath, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of commenced

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After halftime, the Patriots quarterback appeared to find the form that put him in the MVP race in 2025, going 9 for 10 for 146 yards and two touchdowns.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
The Chiefs appeared to have pulled out a thrilling victory Sunday in Denver.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of appeared

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Kiwanuka wanted the music to be precise and well-formed, but still emanating that playful, stream-of-consciousness feeling.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026
Then, in 2007, researchers noted that spidroins engineered in the lab formed liquidlike globs.

— Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of formed

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Until then, it was thought bats might’ve emerged somewhere in North America, among other theories.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026
Kansas has emerged as an unlikely battleground in a turbulent midterm election year for Republicans, who are striving to hold onto slim majorities in both chambers of Congress.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026

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