sora

American  

[sawr-uh, sohr-uh] / ˈsɔr ə, ˈsoʊr ə /

noun

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

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sora British  

/ ˈsɔːrə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of sora

An Americanism dating back to 1695–1705; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

“Overall, they deliver a lot of benefits for those Pacific signatories, as well as for the United States,” Mihai Sora, director of the Pacific Islands program at the Lowy Institute think tank and a former Australian diplomat, said of the compacts.

From The Wall Street Journal

Last month, San Francisco startup OpenAI said it had reached a licensing deal with Disney to use more than 200 of the company’s popular characters in its text-to-video tool, Sora.

From Los Angeles Times

OpenAI’s Sora, an AI video app, saw rapid initial adoption with over one million downloads in five days, but daily users have since declined to about 750,000.

From Barron's

Sora, once the top app on the U.S.

From Barron's

A licensing deal with Disney allows Sora users to integrate some characters, but excludes actor likenesses or voices, potentially limiting user growth.

From Barron's