running water
noun
: water distributed through pipes and fixtures
a cabin with hot and cold running water
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a cabin with hot and cold running water
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Her parents moved to Hopi after marrying and lived without running water or electric service.
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Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
The tips are: Always wash your hands and forearms thoroughly with running water.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 25 Nov. 2024
Still, the fiber networks have been a boon for both communities, who no longer lack what many consider to be a service as essential as running water or electricity.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Nov. 2024
As many across the area still don’t have running water, Samaritan’s Purse engineers have also installed three community water filtration systems that have produced over 270,000 liters of clean water.
—Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Oct. 2024
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Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
The tips are: Always wash your hands and forearms thoroughly with running water.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 25 Nov. 2024
Still, the fiber networks have been a boon for both communities, who no longer lack what many consider to be a service as essential as running water or electricity.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Nov. 2024
As many across the area still don’t have running water, Samaritan’s Purse engineers have also installed three community water filtration systems that have produced over 270,000 liters of clean water.
—Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Running water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/running%20water. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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