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source

[sawrs, sohrs] / sɔrs, soʊrs /


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The Colorado River, a significant source of water for the Southland, is dwindling to record lows.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

Such cells could offer a more scalable and clinically relevant source while giving researchers greater control over the signals contained inside the EVs.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

Russia's state news agency Tass said Witkoff and Kushner were "expected to arrive in Moscow and then to Kyiv... on 5-6 September", quoting a source.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

The source music, meticulously researched by Hitchcock’s team, is equally memorable.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

It was at this point that the message arrived from the KGB source in Washington, the intelligence from the bartender who’d overheard newspaper reporters saying they were leaving soon to cover the war.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

The tool includes a database of over 70 billion images, many of which were scraped from public internet sources including social media.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

Insurers and brokers are working on new structures, including outside sources of capital, to fit the specialized insurance requirements for hyperscale data centers.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

He’s more positive about robotic brains becoming better at fusing multiple sources of data and turning that into action toward the end of this decade.

From MarketWatch Sep. 5, 2026

According to the researchers, that corresponds to roughly a 0.5% chance that the unusual event could be produced by known background sources.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

For young students, Wee Sing's "Fun 'n' Folk" and "Sing-Alongs" book-and-tape sets are good sources.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

The charcoal-grilled hanger steak, which Pettingell said is sourced from natural beef ranchers, is by far the biggest cost.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

"Heavy" rare earths, which are more difficult to mine and more highly desirable, are largely sourced outside the United States.

From Barron's Aug. 22, 2026

Around 80% of Form’s battery content is sourced from the U.S., with the rest coming from Europe and Asia.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Taylor Farms was already under scrutiny after it recently recalled its iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico because of the unusually large cyclosporiasis outbreak.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

As Elisha sourced a crew and supplies for his upcoming Arctic expedition, “examining recruits, inventing cooking stoves, pricing rounds of beef,” he was often on the road.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

They both call for increasing public green space throughout L.A. and sourcing 70% of the city’s water locally.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

But if that water is used for data centres, households are likely to pay the price for sourcing water from elsewhere, such as through desalination, which costs more than traditional water sources.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

To add a little something extra, Clarke suggests "sourcing characterful pieces".

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Daiwa Securities estimates that King Slide’s share of Nvidia-related rail-kit orders could fall to about 75% next year as the AI chip maker diversifies its sourcing.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

Her people, of several shapes and sizes, sourcing from an amalgam of many human races of divergent strains from several near-forgotten planets, all sighed together, like a little wind of sadness.

From The Dark Goddess by Richard Sharpe Shaver




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