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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Even the water supply to the villa has been curtailed.
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Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2024
The agency’s long-term plans for the water supply continue to adapt with each drought.
—Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
The fire crews had a difficult time securing a water supply, officials said, as no hydrants were close by.
—Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Dec. 2024
Kennedy has tied vaccines to autism, mass shootings to antidepressants, and changed gender identities to chemicals in the water supply.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024
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Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2024
The agency’s long-term plans for the water supply continue to adapt with each drought.
—Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
The fire crews had a difficult time securing a water supply, officials said, as no hydrants were close by.
—Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Dec. 2024
Kennedy has tied vaccines to autism, mass shootings to antidepressants, and changed gender identities to chemicals in the water supply.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Water supply.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20supply. Accessed 29 Dec. 2024.
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