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  Waters

  noun

  Ethel, 1896–1977, U.S. singer and actress.
• waters
  waters

  plural noun

  any body of sea, or seas regarded as sharing some common quality

Waters

American  

[waw-terz, wot-erz] / ˈwɔ tərz, ˈwɒt ərz /

noun

1. Ethel, 1896–1977, U.S. singer and actress.

2. Muddy McKinley Morganfield, 1915–83, U.S. blues singer and musician.

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waters ¹ British  

plural noun

1. any body of sea, or seas regarded as sharing some common quality

   Irish territorial waters

   uncharted tropical waters

2. physiol (sometimes singular) the amniotic fluid surrounding the fetus in the womb

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Waters ² British  

/ ˈwɔːtəz /

noun

1. Muddy, real name McKinley Morganfield. 1915–83, US blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. His songs include "Rollin' Stone" (1948) and "Got my Mojo Working" (1954)

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Hucknall Central councillor Lee Waters, who was another one of the councillors to quit this week, said his decision "follows a period of reflection, and I believe the time is right to move on".

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Running backs Dean Connors or Jordan Waters could be promoted to the roster for the game against the Broncos.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

The work was requested by the GunaiKurnai Land and Waters Corporation, and GunaiKurnai representatives were involved in the research design, fieldwork, interpretation, and communication of the findings.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

"India's decision to hold the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance remains in force."

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

On the Waters, we passed into the Channel.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

OTTAWA—The Bank of Canada is increasingly confident about the domestic economy and companies’ ability to navigate turbulent trade waters, adding to its conviction that it was time on Wednesday to raise interest rates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

The difference, scientists say, comes to how hot the ocean waters have been.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Who knows what other secrets these waters hold.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

The sun shone and the waters were calm, the passengers on the Professor Molchanov recalled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Dr. Kane and his twenty-man crew named Canada’s Kennedy Channel, took geographical measurements, and charted iceberg-filled waters further north through the summer of 1853.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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