originate with
idiom
: to be first thought of, created, or produced by
That idea did not originate with him.
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Calvert, 71, said the projects he’s funded through earmarks originate with requests from local government agencies.
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Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2024
Unlike most legislation, trailer bills originate with the state’s Department of Finance, meaning in their earliest form they are written by the administration’s staff rather than by the legislature.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacramento Bee, 11 July 2024
When accessing a website or other Internet service, the connection appears to originate with the home user.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 28 May 2024
The face-off sequence didn’t actually originate with Highsmith but was instead the climax of Edmund Crispin’s novel The Moving Toyshop, from which Alfred Hitchcock cribbed it.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
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Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2024
Unlike most legislation, trailer bills originate with the state’s Department of Finance, meaning in their earliest form they are written by the administration’s staff rather than by the legislature.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacramento Bee, 11 July 2024
When accessing a website or other Internet service, the connection appears to originate with the home user.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 28 May 2024
The face-off sequence didn’t actually originate with Highsmith but was instead the climax of Edmund Crispin’s novel The Moving Toyshop, from which Alfred Hitchcock cribbed it.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
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“Originate with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/originate%20with. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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