drinking water
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The Colorado River provides drinking water for more than 40 million people and fuels hydropower across seven states.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
More than 90% of Kuwait’s drinking water comes from desalination, much of it produced at facilities integrated with power plants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
If funded entirely through increases in water rates, an estimated 30.4 million households would spend more than 2.5% of their income on drinking water, according to the report.
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
At home I got through the bad episodes by lying on the couch and drinking water brought from my parents, turning the electric blanket on to get warm and sweating it out.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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