fountain

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Eventually we learned I had an immune condition; I also had mono, which felt cosmically unfair considering I had not yet been kissed and suspected I’d contracted it from the skating rink water fountain.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

Still, the cottage-style garden has a French-inspired look composed of four quadrants with a water fountain in the center.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

In the 1860s, the commissioners of New York’s Central Park chose to place a picturesque fountain at the end of the long promenade known as the Mall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Swipe fees “impact the fountain from which all loyalty dollars flow,” according to a Bernstein note Wednesday.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026

She swung herself over the rim of the fountain and knelt in the shallow water, cupping the water over the griffin’s body so that she could find the source of the blood.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell