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[sawrs, sohrs] / sɔrs, soʊrs /


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A Downing Street source said "the vast majority" of the public will not see or interact with content that is coming from government or the prime minister's social media channels.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

The sector is being driven by solar power, whose generation is expected to surpass that of wind in 2026 and thus "become the world's second-largest source of renewable electricity generation after hydropower," the IEA wrote.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

The couple worked with designer Tammy Price on the project—with Kimberly explaining that their first request for her was to source furniture that would work both inside and out.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

In 1982, Il Yeon Kwon, a Korean immigrant, realized that New Yorkers needed a reliable source for napa cabbage, the essential ingredient in kimchi, and opened a small grocery store in Queens.

From Salon Jul. 23, 2026

This was Chisholm’s system for contact with her Soviet source.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

The authorisations used were "disproportionate" and broke the law on privacy and the protection of confidential journalistic sources.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

"Today's outcome is a victory for The New York Times and for every journalist who relies on confidential sources to report in the public interest," RSF said.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

If you’re not up to speed on the various sources of disputation in Lebanon’s history, don’t worry; writer-director Cyril Aris’s characters don’t care about politics and don’t discuss it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

L.A.’s unsheltered homeless population — those living outside or in their vehicles — saw an even bigger jump, increasing by 7.9% after two consecutive years of decreases, those sources said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

I stop on the blacktop to check in the garbage—I cannot skip any sources of can money—and hear these feet slap, slap over to me.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

Nammo produces nitrocellulose in Vihtavuori, Finland, using wood pulp sourced from Nordic countries.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

The agriculture company announced on Friday that it was voluntarily removing all iceberg lettuce from the US market sourced from central Mexico and issued a list of affected products.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

On its website, the company said it was voluntarily removing from the U.S. market all iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico.

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 2026

Energy companies are viewed as a natural fit for producing lithium, which is sourced by pumping salty brines from underground using similar techniques to oil.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

Our world requires that decisions be sourced and footnoted, and if we say how we feel, we must also be prepared to elaborate on why we feel that way.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

It’s easy to imagine Netflix sourcing TV shows and films made from all over the world, with less reliance on California.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

He explained that organisations like his worked to match dogs with the right owners, often sourcing animals from across the country.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

Most of the thermoelectric plants were 25 to 35 years old, Mr. Mesa-Lago wrote, and sourcing parts was “extremely difficult.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

During a production trip to Paris, she started sourcing pieces and collecting references that would eventually make their way into this season years later.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 20, 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 Shaver, Richard Sharpe




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