drinking water
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The second-guessing could extend even to long-settled standards, environmental scientists said, such as how much arsenic is allowed in drinking water and how much lead is acceptable in paint and soil.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
Jackson, Miss., residents were left without drinking water for weeks in 2022 after flooding overwhelmed the city’s out-of-date water treatment facility.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
She said testing had not detected flea treatment products in treated drinking water.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
A new study from MIT indicates that a cancer-causing chemical found in some medications and in drinking water contaminated by industrial activity may pose a much greater risk to children than to adults.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026
Every morning he put on the heavy wooden yoke, trudged over to North Square for drinking water.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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