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source

[sawrs, sohrs] / sɔrs, soʊrs /


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A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis points to an unexpected source outside the brain.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

The EA said it had already visited the site and was "continuing to investigate the source of contamination and its damage to the environment".

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Uber Safari would create a new income source for tour operators from people who might not have otherwise arranged a trip, the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

A humanitarian source said the Afar town of Erebti, near the border with Tigray, fell to the rebels on Sunday after being pounded by heavy artillery.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Well, Nurse Beverly wasn’t Max’s only source of information.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

It restricts websites and ads designed to make resellers look like authorized ticket sources.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

And using stored energy from both renewable and nonrenewable sources to meet high demand saves the expense and environmental impact of burning fossil fuels to ratchet up production.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Last year, Northwestern University identified over 212 counties out of some 3,000 in the United States as "news deserts," having no locally-based news sources such as newspapers and public radio.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Treasury sources say they don't recognise that simple number.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Since 1963, she has remained incommunicado, and according to sources, even her family is unaware of her whereabouts.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

But currently, around 83% of India's finance for climate mitigation is sourced domestically, according to the government's economic survey.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

The South Korean auto-component supplier remains sensitive to the won’s appreciation against the dollar because a substantial portion of its aftermarket parts is sourced in Korea and exported globally, the analyst writes in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

At LupinePet, which makes dog collars and leashes using materials sourced from around the world, costs have risen because of tariffs and fuel surcharges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Taylor Farms announced a voluntary recall of lettuce sourced from central Mexico, while the US fast-food chain Taco Bell said it has removed lettuce from the supplier from its menu.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

As Elisha sourced a crew and supplies for his upcoming Arctic expedition, “examining recruits, inventing cooking stoves, pricing rounds of beef,” he was often on the road.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

The group, which includes Coventry-based Evtec, Solihull-based Artifex and the Confederation of British Metal Forming, said suppliers faced rising energy costs, growing overseas competition and increasing pressure from vehicle manufacturers sourcing components abroad.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Though clever with nature apps, the Global Positioning System and sourcing from social media, she’s often reminded that wild creatures don’t keep precise appointments with time and place.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Jordan’s work in film and television has her running around the city sourcing interesting objects, garments and more.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

The 42-year-old sourcing strategy manager left a power sports manufacturer in 2016 for a promotion, only to return in 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 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 Richard Sharpe Shaver




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