drinking water
noun
: water that is clean enough for people to drink
Pollution is seeping into our drinking water.
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And more than 60 million Americans rely on drinking water from rivers and aquifers whose sources are within national forests.
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Ryan Gellert, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
The money from the tax hike, which Webster said would amount to $8 million to $9 million a year, will pay for forest and grassland management projects, protection of drinking water supplies, and the creation of more resilient forest and grassland ecosystems.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
However, drinking water isn’t the only way people are exposed to PFAS today.
—Jiameng Zheng, The Conversation, 4 Sep. 2025
Russia’s attempts to quash Chechen independence flare into all-out war, and suddenly Sandu’s school friends are fleeing, troops are rolling through the streets, the electricity is failing and drinking water needs to be fetched from three miles away.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
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Ryan Gellert, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
The money from the tax hike, which Webster said would amount to $8 million to $9 million a year, will pay for forest and grassland management projects, protection of drinking water supplies, and the creation of more resilient forest and grassland ecosystems.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
However, drinking water isn’t the only way people are exposed to PFAS today.
—Jiameng Zheng, The Conversation, 4 Sep. 2025
Russia’s attempts to quash Chechen independence flare into all-out war, and suddenly Sandu’s school friends are fleeing, troops are rolling through the streets, the electricity is failing and drinking water needs to be fetched from three miles away.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Drinking water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drinking%20water. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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