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In Tibet, where Chinese authorities are the only source of information, Beijing suspended its rescue operation at the hardest-hit area of Gyirong over the risk of renewed flooding, before saying the threat had eased.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
The former Duchess of York is expected "back in the UK shortly", a source close to her has told the BBC.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
A source told The Times that they were looking at the possibility that discarded ashes from the vineyard sparked the major fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
There is a reason America’s soldiers need an independent news source.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
There they crashed headlong into the source of the bellowing: a tall woman in a fur cape, who now lay sprawled on the floor with three orange-splattered ghosts hovering above her.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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The eels are strong swimmers, emerge to hunt at night and, according to some sources, can live up to the age of 80, the ecologist added.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
I’d barely unpacked my bags when a gaggle of sources and news reports grabbed my attention on what Newsom was up to.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
One does have to wonder about the sources of the backlash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The molecules are small and water-soluble, and they respond to common visible or white light, including normal indoor illumination and daylight, without the need for unusually intense or specialized light sources.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
Since 1963, she has remained incommunicado, and according to sources, even her family is unaware of her whereabouts.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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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
Still, he said, steeper prices are worth it for the peace of mind he feels knowing the food was sourced locally.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 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
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A Hershey representative said that El Niño doesn’t always mean a bad West African crop, and that the company is diversifying its sourcing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
An Anthropic spokesperson said sourcing books is a widely used approach for AI training, and “none of our data acquisition programs buy and destroy rare or antiquarian books.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
People elsewhere in Scotland are having similar problems sourcing eclipse glasses ahead of Wednesday's two-hour celestial event.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
“Taylor Fresh Foods is no longer sourcing products from this farmer,” the company said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 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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