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• n  the place where something begins, where it springs into being
  Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River
• n  a document (or organization) from which information is obtained
  the reporter had two sources for the story
• n  anything that provides inspiration for later work
• n  a facility where something is available
• n  a person who supplies information
• n  someone who originates or causes or initiates something
• n  (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system
  a heat source
  a source of carbon dioxide
• n  anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
• n  a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
  he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation
• v  get (a product) from another country or business
  She sourced a supply of carpet
• v  specify the origin of
  The writer carefully sourced her report

• But that's been a source of trouble, too.
• The open-source movement is based on programmers writing software and then giving it away, with coding for all to see.

• beginning
• origin
• root
• rootage
• seed
• germ
• informant
• generator
• author
• reservoir
• reference

• sink

News & Articles

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• Source: Suicide in Philly collapse
  An inspector who had some involvement with the building that collapsed last week in Philadelphia has committed suicide, a source with knowledge of the matter told CNN.
  June 13, 2013 - CNN
• Source Technologies Announces New Ownership
  Source Technologies, a leading provider of secure document printing solutions, has been acquired by StoneCalibre, a private investment firm located in Century City, California. Keith Hamilton, the newly appointed CEO of Source Technologies, expressed his enthusiasm for partnering with StoneCalibre to capitalize on future growth opportunities.
  June 12, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
• Source Interlink Media and MSN to Create Motor Trend on MSN
  Source Interlink Media today announced it will create a new automotive website, Motor Trend on MSN. Expected to launch in early 2014, Motor Trend on MSN will marry Motor Trend’s rich content and unparalleled automotive testing expertise with MSN’s audience reach and technical capability.
  June 12, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in New York Daily News
  The White House kept a diplomatic distance from Clinton's "private" mission, but President Obama said, "We are obviously extraordinarily relieved ...... The reunion that we've all seen on television I think is a source of happiness not only for the...
• John McCain in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
  The $300 million represents "one dollar for every man, woman and child in the US - a small price to pay for helping to break the back of our oil dependency - and should deliver a power source at 30% of the current costs," McCain said.
• Abdullah Gul in International Herald Tribune
  The time has come to remove the element that is a source of trouble,Gul said during the press conference. "We need to engage in a joint struggle to completely eradicate terrorism."