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wellspring

[wel-spring] / ˈwɛlˌsprɪŋ /


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“I gave it that much time and place because that’s the wellspring of her imagination,” Ackmann says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

Angela’s vivid mood swings are a wellspring of entertainment; Tommy associates her phone number with an orchestral ringtone that sounds like a horror movie jump scare.

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2025

The 18th-century cult of reason met its match in the 19th century’s devotion to feeling—including suffering—as the wellspring of life and truth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

This experience sparked a wellspring of inspiration for Blackwell.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2024

Djel, the wellspring, who fed the seas and rains, and the roots of the sacred ash.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo




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