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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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Since its founding in 1948, Israel has been a steadfast U.S. ally, a wellspring of technological innovation, and a force for good in the world.
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Marco Rubio, National Review, 6 May 2024
But now those platforms lie downstream of TikTok’s creative wellspring, waiting for bits of its most popular content to drift into the open internet.
—New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
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Marco Rubio, National Review, 6 May 2024
But now those platforms lie downstream of TikTok’s creative wellspring, waiting for bits of its most popular content to drift into the open internet.
—New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
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“Wellspring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wellspring. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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wellspring
noun
well·spring
ˈwel-ˌspriŋ 
1
: a source of continual supply
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