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outsource

[out-sawrs, ‑-sohrs] / ˈaʊtˌsɔrs, ‑ˌsoʊrs /
VERB
contract out
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The company has chosen to outsource a portion of its AI capabilities through a partnership with Google Gemini.

From MarketWatch Jul. 7, 2026

They are offered a further incentive by the system, in that if they outsource production to a workshop the compensation they have to pay is reduced.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

Still, “California can’t outsource all it’s data center capacity,” and the state expects to see growth over the coming years.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

You can’t focus solely on your career and outsource being a parent—and then wonder why your kids are going in a really dark direction.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

“We will never outsource to India,” said Neeleman.

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

But Mexican authorities remain convinced that U.S. officials outsourced the kidnapping and rendition of Zambada, who has pleaded guilty to smuggling-related charges and awaits sentencing in the United States.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

The same holds for consulting firms that offer outsourced coding.

From Barron's Jun. 11, 2026

AEM’s partnership with ASE Technology could also provide the Singapore company with access to a much broader customer base and growth opportunities in the outsourced semiconductor assembly and test segment, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

Further investigation revealed that cakes ordered from the stores were outsourced to an order-transfer platform, where food orders were awarded to third-party vendors with the lowest bids.

From BBC Jun. 2, 2026

Still, franchisees of two other McDonald’s restaurants, beyond Davis’s, have outsourced their drive-through ordering to Bigari in Colorado Springs.

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

But shareholders have pushed back against hefty pay packages, which come during a period of upheaval in Hollywood that has been buffeted by job losses from media consolidation and outsourcing.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

The cigarette maker plans to cut about 5,500 jobs by the end of the year, on top of around 3,500 roles that it moved to outsourcing partners including Accenture.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

“It’s sort of like outsourcing your workout to someone else and expecting to get stronger. Muscles — physical and cognitive — just don’t work like that.”

From Salon Jun. 10, 2026

Accenture, the consulting and outsourcing leader, keeps telling investors that AI won’t disrupt its business, but Wall Street fears the worst, and the stock keeps dropping.

From Barron's May 15, 2026

He was too polite to say it—that he may already be my accountant, or rather my accountant’s accountant, thanks to the explosion in the outsourcing of tax preparation.

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



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