drinking water
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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A separate experiment tested a simpler approach: giving mice D-serine in their drinking water for three weeks.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
It wants us to stockpile canned food and drinking water, strengthen our civic resilience, and plan for the possibility of war.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
It’s basically to shame myself into drinking water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Espino de Marotta: We own and regulate the Panama Canal lakes that provide water for shipping as well as drinking water for 50% of the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
In addition to human waste, the byproducts from manufacturers, such as tanneries, and refuse from the markets seeped into the drinking water.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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