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Recent Examples of origination
Pros say upfront origination fees for reverse mortgages can often range from between $2,000 and $6,000.
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Aly J Yale, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
The muddled history of the token’s origination is just the tip of the iceberg.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2026
Also, pay attention to any origination or application fees a lender might charge.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
According to Congressional data, consumers with buy now, pay later loans have on average $871 more in credit card debt in the month of the loan’s origination than consumers who didn’t take out loans.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 5 Dec. 2025
Points are typically not broken down as to what are buydown points versus loan origination points on your loan estimate.
—Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 4 Dec. 2025
However Poker Face decides to handle things should it get picked up, some continuity should carry over, preferably in a way that specifically nods to Lyonne’s origination of the character.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
Tocantins was the origination for me.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Nov. 2025
This year in January, Gilchrist said the bank was exiting the mortgage origination business and looking for alternatives for its credit card business.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2025
Aly J Yale, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
The muddled history of the token’s origination is just the tip of the iceberg.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2026
Also, pay attention to any origination or application fees a lender might charge.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
According to Congressional data, consumers with buy now, pay later loans have on average $871 more in credit card debt in the month of the loan’s origination than consumers who didn’t take out loans.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 5 Dec. 2025
Points are typically not broken down as to what are buydown points versus loan origination points on your loan estimate.
—Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 4 Dec. 2025
However Poker Face decides to handle things should it get picked up, some continuity should carry over, preferably in a way that specifically nods to Lyonne’s origination of the character.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
Tocantins was the origination for me.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Nov. 2025
This year in January, Gilchrist said the bank was exiting the mortgage origination business and looking for alternatives for its credit card business.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for origination
Noun
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The production model is scheduled to go on sale locally later in 2026.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026
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Both opera and dance are at home in the stone amphitheater, which each summer hosts a popular opera festival with lavish productions and the gala dance performance titled Roberto Bolle and Friends.—
Colleen Barry,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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In the picture, baby Elvis is wearing a battered but jaunty felt hat, the sunshine center of a family that also, at the beginning, had nothing.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
20 Feb. 2026
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The opening run of tracks is everything that critics have thrown at them from the beginning.—
Hannah Jocelyn,
Pitchfork,
20 Feb. 2026
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Let’s start with the genesis of this project.—
Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Feb. 2026
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So that was really the genesis, the core idea of Barbara Forever… that Barbara was the expert on her own life and career.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
22 Feb. 2026
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Hazing is a ritual that involves risk, pain or harm to gain some form of initiation.—
Lucia Cheng,
Des Moines Register,
20 Feb. 2026
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The sky hung low and gray that morning, and the bone-chilling cold and snow felt like an initiation to the Bold North.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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When Europeans were asked about support or opposition to the creation of a regional army that included forces from their own country, 61% of respondents in Lithuania backed the idea, according to a YouGov poll in October last year.—
Domi Suskova,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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Along with the disruptions, the storm led to the creation of armies of snowmen and other sculptures as well as snowball fights.—
Jake Offenhartz,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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The élite public and private universities are intentionally exclusionary, which is why seemingly every one of their commencement speakers talks about the assembled, in their caps and gowns, as the future leaders of America and the best of the best.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
17 Feb. 2026
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These are the tentative dates, as the actual commencement date of Ramadan 2026 depends on the sighting of the moon.—
Lianna Norman,
Florida Times-Union,
13 Feb. 2026
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State police fire investigators and the state fire marshal's office were responding to support Taunton fire authorities to determine the origin and cause of the explosion, Wark said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Feb. 2026
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The 18-course Devoro tasting menu (290 Euros, or around $340), which lasts three-and-a-half hours in the serving, is a fascinating fiesta of miniature dishes in which Salazar’s Andalusian origins mix and match with island inspirations.—
Paul Richardson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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The final event is the women’s 50-kilometer mass start.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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In franchise history, the most games in the leadoff spot by a hitter younger than 22 were Doerr’s 86 in 1937; Anthony’s 31 (27 starts) already rank fourth in franchise history.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Origination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/origination. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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