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fountain

[foun-tn] / ˈfaʊn tn /


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Patel’s vague statement, meanwhile, gave conspiracists just enough oxygen to turn a medically explainable death into a fountain of paranoia.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

Or they could’ve put the quarters in the soda fountain machine and got a Coca-Cola and been so excited.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

The most expensive pen Murrell bought - a Montblanc white gold fountain pen purchased for £4,225 - was found by officers during the search of Gordon Lamb House.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

Polymarket’s strategy leverages three groups of social-media producers to get viral attention as a fountain of fast, easy cash.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

We run past a water fountain, past the area where I left that Phillies hat, past the turnoff that leads toward the English department offices.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Designed to blend into the historic Baroque park, they are notable for their curved ceramic facades, daylight from skylights, accessibility features, drinking fountains -- and free use.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

This fast-moving magma could help generate dramatic lava fountains.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

Expanding on the "grim start" to travelling families, it writes, "drinking fountains were out of action", "there were queues for toilets, which could not be flushed" and "crowds were forced to sit on the floor".

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Some of the renovations have been successful; fountains are running anew, including the long-dormant cascading water feature at the city’s popular Meridian Hill Park.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

Elleven, Blackbird Ordinary, Baoli, bars with swimming pools and fountains, beautiful men, lights flashing everywhere overhead, beneath your feet, in the corner of your eye.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely




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