drinking water
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Martinez said the governor’s latest proposed budget builds on this record and shows Newsom’s continued commitment to the safe drinking water program.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
In Fernández’s neighborhood just north of Porterville, residents stopped drinking water from their wells a few years ago.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
The Fukushima mayor said officials also saw the bear drinking water from a tap, adding it may have turned the handle itself, and describing it as being "extremely intelligent."
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Importantly, our results do not mean that people should stop drinking water.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
St\r\ciok^, $ At Mass Father Franco instructed the parishioners to boil all their drinking water.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
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