What does sourcing entail in growth equity?

So I keep hearing that a lot of VC or growth equity analyst jobs are like 80% sourcing. What does that actually mean? Are they just looking around on the internet and reading news scanning for companies that they then cold call? Can anyone shed some light on this?

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