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outsource

[aut-sawrs, -sohrs] / ˈaʊtˌsɔrs, -ˌsoʊrs /
VERB
contract out
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In the case of culture, when is it OK to outsource to technology, and when is it not?

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

But generative AI has vastly broadened the range of tasks that humans can successfully outsource.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

It also includes examining the company’s portfolio, which involves determining what it might outsource.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

It warned: "Councils cannot outsource their safeguarding duty."

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 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

He said cuts to British Transport Police funding had been "disastrous" and called for outsourced security and enforcement staff to be brought in-house "as a matter of urgency".

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

An investigation found that Boeing had improperly fitted the outsourced fuselage and door plug parts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

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

Memory is not a dispensable resource that can be outsourced to USB sticks or even libraries; memory is the stuff we think with.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

For now, Tata is heavily reliant on the profits of its cash cow, outsourcing firm Tata Consultancy Services, notes Deven Choksey, ⁠managing director at DRChoksey FinServ, a wealth-management firm in Mumbai.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

She said outsourcing patient appointments had created financial incentives which were potentially "a risk to clinical standards".

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

By outsourcing my habits to an app, I felt like I was more and more disembodied from my own well-being.

From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026

This is converging with concerns about youth mental health, the outsourcing of thinking to artificial intelligence, and the proliferation of social media and smartphones impacting attention spans and self-esteem.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

Even some restaurant jobs, it seems, are not immune to outsourcing.

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



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