The phrase "a source of popular" is not correct as it is incomplete and lacks clarity.
It could be used in contexts discussing something that generates or contributes to popularity, but it needs additional context to be meaningful.
Example: "The internet has become a source of popular trends and cultural phenomena."
Alternatives: "a wellspring of popularity" or "a generator of popular interest".
What might have been a victory instead became a source of popular rage.
The base has been a source of popular discontent since a local truck driver was shot by a US serviceman in 2006.
At its most successful, the independent sector was a source of popular experimentation and improvisation that connected with a wide audience, even if its ad-hoc business practices would ultimately prove its downfall.
Mr. Zhu acknowledged a widening gap between rich and poor, which has become a source of popular unrest, but he said it was unavoidable during China's transition from a planned economy.
Instead, he said, the figures will probably be used in a trivial way, to compile rankings of top-paid executives that are "at best a source of popular amusement".
Doctored images of officials making inspection visits have become a source of popular mockery in China, particularly after the discovery of one distinctive image that showed a group of functionaries hovering over a road in Sichuan.
Jonathan Zittrain: The history of the PC and the unfettered Internet has shown us just how important amateurs working in obscure corners can be as a source of wildly popular and transformative applications.
Profile Detroit remains a metonym for the American automobile industry and a significant source of popular music legacies celebrated by the city's two familiar nicknames, the "Motor City" and "Motown".
Corruption was recognized as a major source of popular discontent and the most serious threat to the power of the party.
"It is a mistake to think that rising income gaps are the main or even a primary source of popular discontent in China," Mr Whyte says.
Cinema is an important source of popular entertainment in Baghdad.
