brine

as in sea
the whole body of salt water that covers nearly three-fourths of the earth for hundreds of years people from Atlantic Canada have made their living from the brine

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Recent Examples of brine Enough lithium to power 375 million electric cars The Energy Department has estimated the amount of lithium in the lake’s geothermal brine – which can also serve to generate power – could fuel more than 375 million electric vehicles. Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025 Millions of birds visit the lake each year to feast on brine flies—more on that below. Maya Silver, Outside Online, 10 Mar. 2025 Cocktails lean nostalgic too, whether memories drift back to icy cold martinis — here shaken until glacial with manzanilla olive brine and sea salt — or cosmos mixed with Grand Marnier. Between the lines: Starr noticed a post-pandemic hunger for nostalgia. Anna Spiegel, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025 Shake with ice and garnish with an olive for a hint of brine to balance everything out. Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for brine

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“Brine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brine. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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