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wellspring

[wel-spring] / ˈwɛlˌsprɪŋ /


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In spite of, or perhaps because of its history, the town these days is a wellspring of devotion.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Romance, long one of the most popular book genres, has become a reliable wellspring of content for studios looking for hits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

No one has to tell Adams about the economic hurdles that nonprofit theaters, the wellspring of new plays in America, are confronting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026

"Make no mistake, Erivo remains a powerhouse, with pipes that shake the heavens and a wellspring of unforced emotional intensity that never runs dry."

From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2025

Hamilton was, after George Washington, the most powerful figure in the Federalist party and, his advocates would have added, the intellectual wellspring for all the political energy that Washington merely symbolized.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis


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