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

Last week, OpenAI scrapped its Sora AI video generator, which was losing the company about $1 million every day, the Wall Street Journal reported.

From MarketWatch

The company recently ditched its much-hyped Sora video app, and is looking at other areas to cut so it can focus its efforts on building so-called productivity tools, particularly coding assistants.

From The Wall Street Journal

AI chips are the most precious commodity at any leading research lab, and at OpenAI, the video-generating app Sora was eating up far too many of them.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sam Altman hoped Sora would turn OpenAI into a creative pioneer.

From The Wall Street Journal

On March 24, OpenAI announced it was shutting down Sora in a move that reportedly came as a surprise to Disney.

From Los Angeles Times