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outsource

[out-sawrs, ‑-sohrs] / ˈaʊtˌsɔrs, ‑ˌsoʊrs /
VERB
contract out
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Tsimerman’s productivity has increased because he’s perfectly willing to outsource the boring parts of his job to AI.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

The company has chosen to outsource a portion of its AI capabilities through a partnership with Google Gemini.

From MarketWatch Jul. 7, 2026

But they added that to simply "outsource their thinking" to the tech would highlight its limits.

From BBC May 18, 2026

With Chinese companies having taken the lead in developing electric vehicles, he did not exclude the company deciding to outsource electrification to its Chinese partners.

From Barron's May 8, 2026

He is now spearheading a drive to outsource low-end Japanese jobs to Japanese-speaking call centers and service providers in China.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

Because springing for and maintaining a fleet of its own is costly, ICE has historically outsourced its deportation flights to private companies or used military and Coast Guard vessels.

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

The alternative to outsourced childcare has a few invisible price tags, however.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

The life I pictured appeared in View-Master slides, each image crisp and complete, with all the inconvenient connective tissue outsourced.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

The next year, Qantas was fined a record A$90m following a years-long industrial relations dispute after it outsourced its Australian ground handling operations, sacking 1,800 staff.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

I had heard that JetBlue had outsourced its entire reservation system to housewives in Utah, and I wanted to check this out.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

The New York City bill is one of several efforts by cities and states to rein in a broader trend toward outsourcing work to contractors, freelancers and gig workers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Decades ago they started outsourcing to executive-branch agencies the task of nitty-gritty legislating.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Philippine outsourcing companies compete directly with rivals in India and elsewhere for contracts from multinational corporations.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Concentrix - which is the biggest outsourcing firm in the Philippines - says its AI systems should remain under human oversight and has committed to training employees in the new technology.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

While filming the documentary about outsourcing, the TV crew and I spent an evening at the Indian-owned “24/7 Customer” call center in Bangalore.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman



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