verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
probably
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Some of the very energetic ions and electrons which reach the Earth and which we observe as cosmic-rays probably originate from Jupiter.
■ NOUN
area
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Most back problems originate in this area , but they could be easily avoided by regular exercise of the spinal erectors.
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The overwhelming impression in the survey of newly-established firms was also that they had originated in adjacent areas of London.
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The large bulk of the data that have led to this conclusion originates from areas south of the polar circle.
family
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He belonged to a family which originated at Bury St Edmunds.
idea
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There is doubt as to where this idea originated .
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However, I have no idea where this phrase originated and why we use it.
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She was modest and unconcerned that others were often given credit for ideas that she had originated .
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But the idea had not originated with him.
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I am also concerned that most stores have no clear idea where the mahogany originates from.
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Many new ideas have originated outside the industry concerned.
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The idea of well-being originates from the principle of balance; a harmonious relationship and union between mind and body.
life
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How could life have originated in an atmosphere which - by today's standards - seems so inimical to life?
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Deep-sea vents may have been the site where life originated on this planet.
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Could life originate in environments where there is no oxygen?
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But proving that life originated at hydrothermal vents involves more than just showing that it could have.
problem
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Most back problems originate in this area, but they could be easily avoided by regular exercise of the spinal erectors.
source
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The effect however, is the same, whether it originates from an external source or from an internal one.
■ VERB
believe
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Both were believed to have originated from the Soviet Union and had been smuggled through Czechoslovakia.
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Fire officials said they believe the blaze originated in the destroyed heavy rescue squad truck but had not pinpointed a cause Friday.
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Liverpool supporters would have us believe that they all originate from the Kop, but this is doubtful.
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My beloved Poole! in excessive anxiety, I believe it might originate .
seem
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Incredibly, this meteorite seems to have originated on Mars.
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From what I saw, the repression all seemed to originate externally, from parents and the rest of adult society.
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The phrase seems to have originated in the world of baseball, although some authorities claim priority for an alternative connotation.
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Some sounds even seem to originate in another part of the room.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a rumor that was probably originated by one of the president's aides
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Buddhism originated in India and came to China in the first century A.D.
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How did the tradition of wearing costumes on Halloween originate ?
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The city has over 300 banks, and this is where much of its wealth originates.
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Welfare is a program that originated in the 1930s to help widows.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But proving that life originated at hydrothermal vents involves more than just showing that it could have.
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He originates from Dublin Zoo and is an example of the cooperation which exists between zoos.
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He said he knows the calls are connected to the convention, because they originate from hotels.
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In the tropics, haemonchosis must be considered, possibly originating from hypobiotic larvae.
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Six of them originated from the same bar on Corfu - 500 miles from the island of Kos where Ben first vanished.
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The astronomer who originates the request gives the observatories at least two or three times when we can do the work.
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The statement did not elaborate on where such charges had originated.