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The origin of the fire is unknown.
What is the origin of the universe?
The origin of the universe will probably never be explained.
Whatever the origin is, Valentine's Day has had a long and romantic history.
When you watch television or listen to the radio, the music which you hear is often African in origin.
Darwin wrote "The Origin of Species".
We associate the name of Darwin with The Origin of Species.
The river has its origin in the Japan Alps.
We must go back to the Middle Ages to trace the origin.
John is going to tell Lucy about the origin of rugby.
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The custom has its origin in ancient Greece.
Scientists are studying the origin of the universe.
It is clear that the origin of the truth would be an admirable criterion of this sort, if only the various origins could be discriminated from one another from this point of view, and the history of dogmatic opinion shows that origin has always been a favorite test. Origin in immediate intuition; origin in pontifical authority; origin in supernatural revelation, as by vision, hearing, or unaccountable impression; origin in direct possession by a higher spirit, expressing itself in prophecy and warning; origin in automatic utterance generally,—these origins have been stock warrants for the truth of one opinion after another which we find represented in religious history.
Swearing doesn't just mean what we now understand by "dirty words". It is entwined, in social and linguistic history, with the other sort of swearing: vows and oaths. Consider for a moment the origins of almost any word we have for bad language – "profanity", "curses", "oaths" and "swearing" itself.
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