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The tour guide was a wellspring of information.
the nation's colleges and universities were a wellspring for political activism and unrest
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Those events tapped a wellspring of racial tension in Columbus, say local activists.
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Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Jan. 2025
Though well-coifed in real life, a bald-capped Dismukes hilariously channels the hairless community’s deep wellspring of grievance and makes the most of it.
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2024
President-elect Trump and Elon Musk are finding a wellspring of unexpected cooperation from Democrats in their plans to crack down on government waste and inefficiency.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024
Beneath Rasoulof’s blistering rage erupts a wellspring of empathy: for young women, like Rezvan and Sana, fighting to be heard, and for wives and mothers, like Najmeh, participating in their own oppression.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2024
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Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Jan. 2025
Though well-coifed in real life, a bald-capped Dismukes hilariously channels the hairless community’s deep wellspring of grievance and makes the most of it.
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2024
President-elect Trump and Elon Musk are finding a wellspring of unexpected cooperation from Democrats in their plans to crack down on government waste and inefficiency.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024
Beneath Rasoulof’s blistering rage erupts a wellspring of empathy: for young women, like Rezvan and Sana, fighting to be heard, and for wives and mothers, like Najmeh, participating in their own oppression.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Wellspring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wellspring. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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wellspring
noun
well·spring
ˈwel-ˌspriŋ 
1
: a source of continual supply
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