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a point or place at which something is invented or provided
the nation's colleges and universities were a wellspring for political activism and unrest
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as in repositories
an abundant source
a gossip who is a wellspring of juicy information about the latest goings-on around town
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However, the picture of severe armored attrition for Russia is consistent across multiple sources.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025 -
Questions remain about carbon-capture wells Arizona is the nation’s largest producer of copper, an essential component in the electrification of cars and household appliances, as well as renewable power sources.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The attack relies on ClickFix tactics, where victims searching for Mac troubleshooting help are lured to fake websites or GitHub repositories.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Proactive Operational Intelligence A technical paper by Enterprise Knowledge demonstrates how KGs contextualize unstructured inputs, linking across document repositories and streamlining expert insight extraction.—
Daniel Fallmann,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Families strolled together, children played in fountains, and the scent of fresh tortillas and local spices drifted from the nearby markets.—
Chantelle Kincy,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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With a ringside seat to Vegas’s iconic fountains, Wolfgang Puck’s famed restaurant is a must and also has some of the best service in town, thanks to its veteran staff who actually talk to and care about their patrons.—
Tim McGovern,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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Both filmmakers traced their creative origins to childhood encounters with monsters and Japanese animation.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
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Following this storyline, most accounts of Korea just after World War II look at these years for the origins of the Korean War.—
Kornel Chang
September 19,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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Gold Reserve exists today to manage legal claims, and not to operate mines or refineries.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Early in the war, Ukraine’s Ministry of Ecology described to Dropla’s founders how mines were devastating forests and wildlife.—
David Kirichenko,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Wellsprings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wellsprings. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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