source material
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Example Sentences
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Regardless, Minghella’s film is an utterly beautiful and romantic story, a daunting feat considering how equally beautiful, though different, its source material is.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
“Unlike some of Nolan’s other films,” she wrote, “‘The Odyssey’ is not boring, thanks to the source material, which is impossible to mess up entirely.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
This hyperstylishness may put off viewers who demand complete faithfulness to the source material, but that discomfort is Fennell’s point.
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026
Hasbro trained large-language models using certified source material to create AI-native versions of its characters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
As source material, they mined the roster of National Research Fellows.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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