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

She was a 38-year-old mother of five, craving caffeine and tired of watered-down fountain soda when she decided to turn her cravings into a business in 2010.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Used primarily as an office building, its ornate design, carvings and sculptures — including a ground floor fountain with frolicking bronze youths — hadn’t invited much public attention or appreciation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026

I looked up at him, still baffled, and he held a finger to his lips and silently slipped over the edge of the fountain and into the water, dragging me behind him.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin