water supply
noun
: a source, means, or process of supplying water (as for a community) usually including reservoirs, tunnels, and pipelines
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Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2025
For example, Payton said energy, utility and water supplies could be areas that Iran would want to target in order to cause major disruptions.
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But falling water levels may threaten municipal water supplies, agricultural irrigation, and hydroelectric power generation.
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The computational power required to train and use generative AI models demands a staggering amount of electricity and water which directly strains municipal water supplies and disrupts local ecosystems.
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Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2025
For example, Payton said energy, utility and water supplies could be areas that Iran would want to target in order to cause major disruptions.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2025
But falling water levels may threaten municipal water supplies, agricultural irrigation, and hydroelectric power generation.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
The computational power required to train and use generative AI models demands a staggering amount of electricity and water which directly strains municipal water supplies and disrupts local ecosystems.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for water supply
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“Water supply.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20supply. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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