Collocations for "sourcing"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "sourcing" in context.
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- a source of [information, income, knowledge, news, water, protein, gold, energy]
- a [reliable, trustworthy, trusted] source
- a news source
- the [primary, original, main] source (of)
- an [abundant, excellent, underrated] source of
- is a major source of [pollution, disagreement, income]
- an [alternative, extra, illegal] source of income
- the source of the [leak, river, dispute]
- [heard, got] the information from a [reliable, anonymous source
- [check, double-check, verify, reveal] your sources
- [list, present] your sources
- this [fruit, vegetable, food] is a rich source of
- [water, minerals] from the source
- uses open source
- according to sources close to
- our sources tell us (that)
- sources say (that)
- source [code, files, program]
- open-source [code, software]
- the source material
- translate from the source language
- where (do) you source your [meat, ingredients, staff]?
- all our [meat] is sourced from
- sourced [locally, from local suppliers]
- is sustainably sourced
- the [company, manufacturer] sources [overseas, in Hong Kong]
- the [parts, pieces, materials] are sourced in [Hong Kong]
- the [paper, article, review] was (not) [well, adequately] sourced
- the [comment, statement, information] was sourced to the [ministry, press office]
- the [paper] was sourced to [her, the university]