sora

[sawr-uh, sohr-uh]

noun

1. a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.

sora

/ ˈsɔːrə /

noun

1. a North American rail, Porzana carolina, with a greyish-brown plumage and yellow bill

Word History and Origins

Origin of sora¹

An Americanism dating back to 1695–1705; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of sora¹

C18: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

OpenAI’s Sora 2 has ignited a firestorm in Hollywood, as studios, talent agencies and unions push back against the tech company’s advances.

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This month, OpenAI’s new Sora video app rocketed to the top of the App Store, showing that the company’s penchant for building viral products goes beyond ChatGPT.

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AI tools such as OpenAI’s new Sora video app and Google’s Nano Banana image generator can take a genuine video or photo and spin up a virtual knockoff in minutes, opening the door to scams and other privacy risks.

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Meanwhile others shared on the Sora app and across social media showed figures resembling Dr King and fellow civil rights campaigner Malcolm X fighting one another.

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"Authorised representatives or estate owners can request that their likeness not be used in Sora cameos," it said.

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