drinking water

noun

: water that is clean enough for people to drink
Pollution is seeping into our drinking water.

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Overnight, both Iran and Kuwait reported strikes on desalination plants –- which are crucial for ensuring access to drinking water across much of the Middle East. Monica Haider, CNN Money, 18 July 2026 The plan is to use the system to power essentials like a health clinic, refrigeration, and drinking water pumps. IEEE Spectrum, 15 July 2026 People become infected after drinking water or eating fresh produce contaminated with the parasite. Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 15 July 2026 Scientists at Kiel University in Germany have developed a sponge-like material that can extract drinking water from the air and have now demonstrated that it can be produced on a much larger scale. Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for drinking water

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