wellspring

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Recent Examples of wellspring But after the September 11 attacks (in which 15 of 19 hijackers were from Saudi Arabia), Saudi dawa suddenly appeared as a dangerous force, a frightening wellspring of terrorism. Krithika Varagur, Foreign Affairs, 15 Apr. 2020 One potential wellspring of recruitment is incumbents who narrowly lost reelection. Andrew Solender, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024 The Phoenix Symphony, founded in 1947, has been tapping into that wellspring power for decades through its moving concerts and performances. Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024 This includes California, with its two wellsprings of innovation, Silicon Valley and the Los Angeles–Orange County region, where entrepreneurship rates once soared above the national average. Robert Litan, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2014 See All Example Sentences for wellspring
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Noun
  • People turn to space heaters and other alternative heating sources to stay warm, which increases the risk of fires.
    Andrew Ansbro, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Another source said the cause of his death is unclear.
    Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • When these sorts of mistakes happen, developers often make the repositories private quickly, hoping to contain the fallout.
    Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2025
  • These models will be available via Alibaba Cloud’s Model Scope and Hugging Face, a huge repository of AI models.
    Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • But in 2018, Dr. Scerri and her colleagues challenged the idea that East African grasslands were the single cradle of humanity.
    Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
  • All of this sits on a double cradle structure and dual backbone which helps with light sports riding and stability at high speeds by fusing suppleness and stability.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • For private equity firms and strategic buyers, this specialization is a gold mine.
    Patrick Galleher, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Ghanaian gold mines, property in Costa Rica: What was the money for? Gold mines in Ghana and Alaska, real estate deals in Southern California, Costa Rica and the Middle East.
    Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The Grand Marshall of the parade, standing with family and friends, pours green dye into the iconic Forsyth Park Fountain, enough to cause the fountain’s ornate ironwork to project bright green water for days.
    Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The double-dipper was fined 500 euros (around $540) and received a lifetime ban from visiting the fountain.
    Moná Thomas, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025

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