headwaters
Americanplural noun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of headwaters
Example Sentences
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With Hill still in the tree, Pacific Lumber agreed to sell 7,400 acres, including the ancient Headwaters Grove, to the government to be preserved.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2026
"We all have egos and ambitions. I wanted to be an entrepreneur, I wanted to sell out," said Uyunkar Domingo Peas Nampichkai, from Ecuador, the co-ordinator for the Amazon Sacred Headwaters Alliance.
From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025
According to a report last year from Headwaters Economics, the cost of adapting a single-family home ranges from $23,000 to $100,000, but many of the most effective interventions cost the least.
From Slate • Jan. 14, 2025
"They're experiencing floods, they're experiencing fires, and we see these events getting more and more extreme," said Kristin Smith, a researcher at Headwaters Economics and the author of the analysis.
From Salon • Jan. 21, 2023
Author of "Capture, Prison-Pen and Escape," "Three Years in the Federal Cavalry," "Battles for the Union," "Heroes of Three Wars," "Peculiarities of American Cities," "Down the Great River," "Headwaters of the Mississippi," Etc.
From Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel by Glazier, Willard W.
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