private source

Example Sentences

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Plus, every private source carries a durability risk.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

But Welsh Water said the Wiseman's Bridge spill was from a private source and nothing to do with them.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2023

“It’s money coming from a private source, not from the taxes of taxpayers,” Rockwell added.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2023

To be Japanese was for Ishiguro a private source of confidence, but the more firmly rooted in England he grew, the harder it got to imagine going back.

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2021

"I know," I said, running my thumb along the edge of the table, "your private source tells you differently. History's made at night, eh, Brother?"

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison