sora

American

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

noun

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

sora British

/ ˈsɔːrə /

noun

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

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After noting OpenAI’s closure of the text-to-video AI tool Sora, which Disney had planned to invest in, D’Amaro and Johnston said the company will “continue to explore” commercial opportunities with OpenAI and other companies.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

OpenAI closed its Sora video-generation service due to high computing power needs, while copyright issues also challenge the industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Last month, OpenAI said it was shutting down its Sora app.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Last year, Iger helped orchestrate a $1 billion deal with OpenAI, by which Disney agreed to license more than 200 of its characters so users could create AI-generated content with OpenAI’s text-to-video offering Sora.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

It rises near Sora, a city of Latium, which it divides from Campania.

From Original sonnets on various subjects; and odes paraphrased from Horace by Seward, Anna

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