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fountain of youth

NOUN
health-giving fountain in folk tales
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“While I haven’t discovered the fountain of youth, being around them makes me feel years younger,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025

Italy has one of the world’s oldest populations, including multiple pockets of centenarians who tantalize researchers searching for the fountain of youth.

From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2024

When this happens, your roof thinks the rain is the fountain of youth.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2024

But there was no fountain of youth back then, Brenner noted, and the latest claims of its existence are sure to ultimately disappoint the long lines of lemmings.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2024

A veritable fountain of youth in our dolmades and taramasalata and even in our baklava, which didn’t commit the sin of containing refined sugar but had only honey.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides



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