springs

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Although the craze is high right now, Reformer was invented by Joseph Pilates during World War I, when he adapted hospital beds with springs to help rehabilitate patients.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

David Mackenzie’s “Fuze” springs to life in a millisecond.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Born in 1982 in Kabusa, which lies within the FCT, Isaac David remembers a childhood of streams and farmland where families drank water from springs and cultivated land that had sustained them for generations.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

It springs from a landmark 1930 case involving Cohan that allows taxpayers to deduct some expenses even if they don’t have receipts, as long as there’s a reasonable estimate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

After a few seconds, the springs on Kinko’s cot squeak.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen