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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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The hip hop periodical was, in its early days, a wellspring for understanding the nascent genre.
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 June 2024
Marinka was a wellspring for families for nearly 200 years.
—Marco Hernandez, New York Times, 3 June 2024
There, the two talked about the joyful nitty-gritty of not only poetry, but the poets' wellspring, life.
—Scott Hocker, theweek, 16 Apr. 2024
In this geologically turbulent region, where the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates meet at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, heat generated from underground volcanic activity affords an immense wellspring of energy.
—Elissa Garay, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Feb. 2023
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 June 2024
Marinka was a wellspring for families for nearly 200 years.
—Marco Hernandez, New York Times, 3 June 2024
There, the two talked about the joyful nitty-gritty of not only poetry, but the poets' wellspring, life.
—Scott Hocker, theweek, 16 Apr. 2024
In this geologically turbulent region, where the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates meet at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, heat generated from underground volcanic activity affords an immense wellspring of energy.
—Elissa Garay, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Feb. 2023
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“Wellspring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wellspring. Accessed 28 Jun. 2024.
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wellspring
noun
well·spring
ˈwel-ˌspriŋ 
1
: a source of continual supply
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