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[sawrs, sohrs] / sɔrs, soʊrs /


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The music is a source of pleasure even as Torres and Solano stay vigilant to avoid city encampment sweeps.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

The fate of theatrical releases for Hollywood movies has been a major source of contention for the industry.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

There isn’t much the Fed can do about price shocks from tariffs and oil, but the hundreds of billions flowing into data centers are a continuing source of demand, which interest rates can restrain.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Dry weather does not, on its own, cause wildfires - there needs to be a source of ignition too, such as a spark from a barbecue or a discarded cigarette.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

The Allies’ insistence that Germany pay billions in war reparations was a source of festering resentment.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

The third commissioner, Republican Christy McCormick, was allowed to resign, according to three sources within the agency.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

However, sources at both clubs deny that is the case and say no decision has been made around the transfer.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

MGM set up a special board committee and advisers to evaluate the proposal, which some sources say MGM believes undervalues the company.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

On Friday evening, Berlin state finance minister Stefan Evers was appointed to replace him as the CDU's lead candidate, AFP learnt from internal party sources.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 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

Six-time major champion Phil Mickelson has disputed allegations of misconduct carried in an investigation by golf publication Skratch, with his representatives calling the piece an "anonymously sourced drive-by shooting".

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

Based within the Journal’s investigations bureau, Will specializes in leveraging open-source research techniques and public records in conjunction with sourced material to find difficult to obtain information and uncover hidden truths.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

We also sourced a figure of 137 Eurofighter Typhoons to a House of Commons Library briefing from November 2025.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

Ford at the time forecast a $1.5 billion to $2 billion of one-time incremental costs to secure alternatively sourced aluminum “until the Novelis facility is operating at full throughput later this year.”

From Barron's Jun. 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

He explained that organisations like his worked to match dogs with the right owners, often sourcing animals from across the country.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

Valve told gamers on Monday that when it first began sourcing components for the Steam Machine in 2023, "we felt like we had a good understanding of how those costs might change over time".

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

She said Mino has no issues sourcing the ingredients.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

During a production trip to Paris, she started sourcing pieces and collecting references that would eventually make their way into this season years later.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 20, 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 Shaver, Richard Sharpe




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