source
noun
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin.
have sourced
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present perfectof source.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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After dinner, one regular of the Quaich Bar had led a procession out into the cold and to the river, where Speyside’s distilleries have sourced water for centuries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
Sporting Wholesale, which owns the Anglo Arms knife brand, is thought to have sourced its knives and machetes from China.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2024
And a betacoronavirus that infected bamboo rats had a close relative on a bamboo rat farm in Guangxi, one of two southern provinces where market vendors were known to have sourced the animals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2024
These organizations will in turn provide this food — combined with more they have sourced — to their community members facing hunger.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2022
“There’s a limit to the number of volunteers, which is the way they have sourced them if they can do it,” Rood said of the National Guard.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 29, 2019
