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outsource

[out-sawrs, ‑-sohrs] / ˈaʊtˌsɔrs, ‑ˌsoʊrs /
VERB
contract out
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Hoelter said this growth reflects a broader trend among drugs companies to outsource logistics and other work, so that they can "focus on their core businesses: pharmaceutical research and production".

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

“What I always tell faculty is, ‘Don’t outsource the thing that you love.’

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

MarketWatch: You kept the entire business in-house — warehousing, e-commerce, operations — when the industry standard is to outsource.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

Smaller, non-Western nations often outsource their shipping registry to third parties with less-stringent checks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

“Making your third grader go for a spray tan instead of playing in the park just so Mom can outsource her failed dreams to her kid? So wrong.”

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray