- present participle of source.
sourcing
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sourcing
Example Sentences
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Taylor Farms suspended sourcing and production of iceberg lettuce from central Mexico in July.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
And even companies known for vertical integration, like Tesla, are sourcing their components from outside the U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
Lidl GB said it was "committed to sourcing fish and seafood from responsibly managed fisheries".
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Jordan’s work in film and television has her running around the city sourcing interesting objects, garments and more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Her people, of several shapes and sizes, sourcing from an amalgam of many human races of divergent strains from several near-forgotten planets, all sighed together, like a little wind of sadness.
From The Dark Goddess by Richard Sharpe Shaver
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