drinking water
noun
: water that is clean enough for people to drink
Pollution is seeping into our drinking water.
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American strikes also destroyed what appears to be drinking water infrastructure on Iran’s southern coast early yesterday, according to videos and pictures shared by Iranian media and geolocated by NBC News.
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Sarah Dean, NBC news, 12 June 2026
There could also be negative effects to sewer infrastructure, drinking water and local roads, LoPresti said.
—Mathew Miranda
june 10, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
In Fernández’s neighborhood just north of Porterville, residents stopped drinking water from their wells a few years ago.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
The pipelines project is designed to improve long-term water reliability for the Barona Band by bringing in new sources of drinking water and recycled water, Barona officials have said.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026
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Sarah Dean, NBC news, 12 June 2026
There could also be negative effects to sewer infrastructure, drinking water and local roads, LoPresti said.
—Mathew Miranda
june 10, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
In Fernández’s neighborhood just north of Porterville, residents stopped drinking water from their wells a few years ago.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
The pipelines project is designed to improve long-term water reliability for the Barona Band by bringing in new sources of drinking water and recycled water, Barona officials have said.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026
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“Drinking water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drinking%20water. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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