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[foun-tn] / ˈfaʊn tn /


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The celebrations turned deadly around midnight in the town of Ciudad Rodrigo in the west, after a fountain crumbled under the weight of supporters who had climbed onto it.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

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

Dana Andrews is a decorated bombardier who returns to the same soda fountain job he held before the war, discovering that military heroism doesn’t necessarily translate into peacetime opportunity.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 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

Someone bumped into Seven from behind and nearly knocked her into the fountain, which was now lit up with a deep green glow.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

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

Then, McDonald gave spots in some soda fountains to Dr Pepper, largely bumping Coke’s lesser-loved Mr. Pibb soda by 2010.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

Coke hired salesmen to serve McDonald’s franchisees, and expanded its offerings to include Sprite in the 1980s—bumping rival 7UP off McDonald’s fountains.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

Lomond MRT said that with two incidents in a week, they were advising people to drink water from known sources including bottled water and Scottish Water fountains.

From BBC May 20, 2026

I wrote about the Freedom Riders who rode buses through the South in 1961 challenging segregated seating, rest rooms, and drinking fountains.

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg




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