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drinkable

[dring-kuh-buhl] / ˈdrɪŋ kə bəl /


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They now account for 5% of monthly sales for drinkable self-tanner GlowDrop, up from less than 1% six months ago, said Vince van Meer, chief executive of parent company Gen Brands.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Since mining got underway, "the water of the river is not drinkable; you can't even wash your body with that water", he told AFP.

From Barron's Aug. 9, 2026

Within the monument, most of the roads are gravel or dirt, and there is no drinkable water, no food, no gas and spotty cellphone coverage.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 10, 2026

Few breakfasts and refreshment breaks didn’t include someone squeezing a cylinder of icy concentrate into a pitcher, adding water and stirring until it became a drinkable delight.

From Salon Feb. 6, 2026

They passed Soda Spring, which fed into the Green River, but there wasn’t any drinkable water there, either.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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