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  • present participle of source.
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sourcing

American  
[sawr-sing, sohr-] / ˈsɔr sɪŋ, ˈsoʊr- /

noun

Economics.
  1. the buying of components of a product from an outside supplier, often one located abroad.

    Foreign sourcing in the auto industry has eliminated jobs.


Etymology

Origin of sourcing

source + -ing 1


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This means Alunorte hasn’t received contracted gas deliveries and is currently sourcing gas in the market at spot-based prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

And even companies known for vertical integration, like Tesla, are sourcing their components from outside the U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

"If for any reason the company experiences difficulty in sourcing its raw materials, there could be challenges," he told the BBC.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Industry groups warn that adding sourcing rules to new industries would likely raise red tape and the cost of products.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 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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