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- noun   The obtaining ofgoods orservices using existingin-house resources oremployees 
- noun   The obtaining ofgoods orservices usingdomestic resources oremployees as opposed toforeign 
- verb   Present participle of insource .
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Examples
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								Hala SCS believe that a concept they call insourcing is the key to increasing service efficiency without compromising control. 
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								Well, this is "insourcing" -- where overseas work is done right here in the United States of America. Obama Speaks In Michigan Whitney Snyder 2011 
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								Well, this is "insourcing" -- where overseas work is done right here in the United States of America. Obama Speaks In Michigan Whitney Snyder 2011 
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								The administration, its surrogates and supporters have latched on to something called insourcing, which I used to call foreign direct investment, but they seem to see that as a counterpoint to the export of cheap -- of American jobs to cheap overseas labor markets. 
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								We've had the invent of something call insourcing now. 
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								And there's something called insourcing now is the (UNINTELLIGIBLE) influence to that, right? 
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								Others say it's nothing more than deceit, the debate over something called insourcing at the center of our "Face-Off" tonight. 
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								Mr. Obama on Wednesday staged an event at the White House on "insourcing" - the administration's attempt to create a phenomenon of the anecdotal evidence that suggests some American companies are choosing to re-establish manufacturing operations in the United States rather than Asia. The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed KEVIN CARMICHAEL 2012 
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								Rural mayors know that to get the jobs President Barack Obama calls "insourcing," they need not just adequate Internet capacity but the same capacity as their competitors, the metropolises. 
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								Democratic sources told CNN Sunday that the bullet points of Obama's blueprint will focus on American manufacturing, including "insourcing" -- or bringing back jobs from overseas. CNN.com 2012 
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