drinkable
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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
Schools in the Balti area have moved to online learning, while authorities focus on delivering tankers of drinkable water to the local population.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
Israel depends on the plants for about 80% of its drinkable water.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 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
So “fire” meant longer and longer forays into the forest, stealing fallen branches from under the blunt-eyed gaze of snakes, just for one single bucket of drinkable water.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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