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Springs

American  
[springz] / sprɪŋz /

noun

  1. a city in S Transvaal, in the E Republic of South Africa, E of Johannesburg.


Springs British  
/ sprɪŋz /

noun

  1. a city in E South Africa: developed around a coal mine established in 1885 and later became a major world gold-mining centre, now with uranium extraction. Pop: 80 776 (2001)

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The 2023 lawsuit against Morales also named Jake Zhu, the former dean at Cal State San Bernardino’s Palm Springs campus who reported to Morales.

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A contractor in Steamboat Springs, Colo., opened his truck door in June to find a bear cub devouring his lunch.

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Such a response is called "collective effervescence," said Jeffrey Montez de Oca, a sociology professor at the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs.

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Weeks before the rodeo, an Army veteran at another Colorado Springs Border Patrol event outlined similar motivations for exploring joining up.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

Especially since if Sassafras Springs had Wonders, they hadn’t showed up so far.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

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