drinking water
noun
: water that is clean enough for people to drink
Pollution is seeping into our drinking water.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that drinking water is fluorinated at 0.7 milligrams per liter.
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Maya Goldman, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
The researchers did not suggest that fluoride should be removed from drinking water.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 6 Jan. 2025
The report authors touted this as a more precise way to measure an individual’s exposure to fluoride from all sources, not just drinking water.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Prepare by stocking up on drinking water or filling a few containers to use for washing up.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
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Maya Goldman, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
The researchers did not suggest that fluoride should be removed from drinking water.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 6 Jan. 2025
The report authors touted this as a more precise way to measure an individual’s exposure to fluoride from all sources, not just drinking water.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Prepare by stocking up on drinking water or filling a few containers to use for washing up.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Drinking water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drinking%20water. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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