drinking water
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Another report by the association estimated that over the next 25 years total drinking water infrastructure construction needs are projected to reach a cost of $2.4 trillion across the nation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
That has proven extremely controversial - and the BBC was told in February government plans to make the UK a "world leader" in AI could put already stretched supplies of drinking water under strain.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
That could create serious problems for water treatment facilities and distribution networks designed to keep drinking water safe.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
An existing desalination plant with large white silos on Vulcano, one of the archipelago's eight islands, has made it autonomous for drinking water.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
I started dragging things from all over the kitchen and piling them up against the door—a barrel half-filled with drinking water, a scuttle half-filled with coal and several tin chairs.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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