drinking water
noun
: water that is clean enough for people to drink
Pollution is seeping into our drinking water.
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Water utilities add fluoride voluntarily to improve communities' oral health, so lower levels have no effect on drinking water safety.
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ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
The massive event is expected to require an array of services, including trash pickup, bus service, street closures, park maintenance, drinking water stations and building inspections of temporary Olympic structures.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
In addition to worries about exacerbating water problems, there is increasing concerns about drinking water from wells and whether pesticides used at the driving range might contaminate them, Harper said.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
Both sides have threatened and hit civilian targets like oil fields and desalination plants critical for drinking water.
—Matthew Lee, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
The massive event is expected to require an array of services, including trash pickup, bus service, street closures, park maintenance, drinking water stations and building inspections of temporary Olympic structures.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
In addition to worries about exacerbating water problems, there is increasing concerns about drinking water from wells and whether pesticides used at the driving range might contaminate them, Harper said.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
Both sides have threatened and hit civilian targets like oil fields and desalination plants critical for drinking water.
—Matthew Lee, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for drinking water
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“Drinking water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drinking%20water. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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