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sourcing

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present participle of source

as in referencing

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Younger city visitors can be found quietly documenting nearly every corner of this place (guilty) for a long string of Instagram stories, because the space really is that irresistible.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026
Separately this summer, Cigna announced a $100 million investment through 2028 to use AI to reduce the time clinicians need to spend documenting their cases and speed up the prescription process.

— John Kell, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

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ProPublica verified the veracity of the unredacted database by comparing its booking records to those in Pinellas’ online search tool and by validating the booking dates and timestamps against the federal immigration datasets.

— Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2026
This extension is a significant relief for the sport, ensuring a top talent remains and validating driver feedback on future rules.

— Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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Trump’s top trade negotiator, Jamieson Greer, pledged additional measures to respond to Canada’s retaliation, without immediately specifying what that would look like.

— Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
The resulting analysis showed that sellers were very much aware of any legal issues associated with the sale and shipment of mummified human remains, often specifying geographical locations where laws forbid such transfers.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026

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Any association with a person, Leonardo says, requires additional investigative work and corroborating information under applicable legal requirements and agency procedures.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Berlinger concluded that there wasn’t enough corroborating evidence to use Dostie’s theory as an element in the series.

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2026

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