source

[sawrs, sohrs] / sɔrs, soʊrs /

NOUN

beginning; point of supply

Synonyms

STRONGEST

authority cause expert origin

STRONG

antecedent author authorship begetter birthplace commencement connection dawn dawning derivation determinant father fount fountain fountainhead inception informant maternity mother onset opening origination originator parent paternity provenance provenience rise rising root specialist spring start wellspring

WEAK

horse's mouth starting point

Antonyms

STRONGEST

consequence effect end outcome outgrowth result

STRONG

completion conclusion ending finish stop

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This year, mercenaries began transiting through Bosaso in Somalia, where local sources told AFP a UAE-run section of a military base has hosted platoons of uniformed foreigners, transported in cargo planes.

From Barron's

The Kyodo report also quoted the source as saying: "In the end, we can only rely on ourselves" when explaining the necessity.

From Barron's

While economists have long studied income mobility, there has been much less focus on how different income sources contribute to these changes.

From Science Daily

One source in the European Commission and two diplomats who asked not to be named said the new expected signing date was set for January 12 in Paraguay.

From Barron's

The dynamic is the source of fierce Wall Street debate.

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