as in tributary
the beginning part of a stream
the first exploration of the Missouri River from its mouth to its headwaters was made by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in the early 1800s
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The proposal was delayed, but officials eventually created a system of 21 gauges up and down the Guadalupe and its tributaries.—
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
11 July 2025 -
Two tributaries to Belleville Lake are just off the landfill property.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
3 July 2025
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This shift reframes resilience as a source of growth and stability.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Indeed, the former official said, Israel had largely given up trying to cultivate human sources inside Hamas and Hezbollah.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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“Headwaters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headwaters. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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