drinking water
Britishnoun
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Despite its proximity to one of Ecuador's most strategic military installations, the town lacks access to drinking water.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
Between July and September, the country's glaciers released approximately 2.2 trillion liters of water, an amount exceeding four times the drinking water consumed by Swiss households in an entire year.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
Edgerton sits near Hillsdale Lake, a regional reservoir supplying drinking water to about 56,000 residents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Tankers have been dispatched to supply clean drinking water.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
But help began to trickle in, too: 100,000 troops from the Japan Civil Defense forces arrived in Tohoku, along with trucks carrying drinking water and food.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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