potable

Example Sentences

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The region has become the fastest growing market for electric cars, and China is also the largest investor in desalination in the Middle East, where potable water is scarce.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Burr and his co-conspirators absconded with the money, and it took another 40 years for New Yorkers to gain wide access to potable water.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

Hikers often carry the drops, or tablets, using small amounts to make quarts of fresh water potable.

From Salon • Dec. 15, 2025

The facility would scrub seawater from the Gulf and yield up to 36 million gallons of potable drinking water a day starting in 2028.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

He filled their gourds with water from inside a tree Nkrumah’s journal said was potable, and tipped Koffi's to her lips to encourage her to drink.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray