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outsource

[out-sawrs, ‑-sohrs] / ˈaʊtˌsɔrs, ‑ˌsoʊrs /
VERB
contract out
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It’s not hard to imagine this “workload creep” leading managers to outsource even more of their tasks to A.I. to account for it.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

Hoelter said this growth reflects a broader trend among drugs companies to outsource logistics and other work, so that they can "focus on their core businesses: pharmaceutical research and production".

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

“What I always tell faculty is, ‘Don’t outsource the thing that you love.’

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Documents and data these workers create would be hard to outsource, said Melissa Anderson, Albemarle’s chief transformation officer.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

So we developed a software product called VTR— Virtual Tax Room—to enable these medium-size accounting firms to easily outsource tax returns.”

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



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