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wellhead

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as in fountain

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Recent Examples of wellhead Between the wellhead and the gas station lies a network of refineries, pipelines, storage terminals, and transportation systems. — Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 6 May 2026 Across the county, one of T5 Smackover Partner’s sites, Blondie Lady, was also beginning to quiet as crews packed up, leaving just the wellhead behind. — Lana Ferguson, Dallas Morning News, 12 Mar. 2026 The surface technologies segment designs, manufactures and services equipment for land and shallow-water exploration and production, including wellheads and intervention systems. — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2026 The crop has been planted around certain wellheads in Minnesota to evaluate if the crop could reduce the concentration of nitrate in drinking water. — Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 6 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wellhead

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Studies show that cooling towers and other warm, wet environments like hot tubs, spas, fountains and some plumbing systems are particularly vulnerable to Legionella bacteria.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Imagine one over Italy’s Mount Etna during a strombolian eruption or in Hawaii with Kilauea’s fountains in the foreground.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 July 2026

Definition of fountain

Noun

Occasionally our wells run a little dry, and that’s our cue to go fill them up again with all kinds of beautiful things.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
The ground sometimes stank of the stuff, with open ponds that finally were ordered covered, with spills and seeps from wells and tanks that hinted at the long plumes of oily stuff underground.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of well

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What Iran wants to do is extend negotiations in time, arguing about the size of the table, who's in the room, the font on the document, everything about- except the core issues.

— CBS News, CBS News, 12 July 2026
Another important practice is ensuring strong color contrast and readable font sizes so content is easier to navigate for users with visual impairments or low vision.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

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