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Each container has both liter and ounce measurement markings as well as matching, flip top lids with a silicone seal for ultimate freshness.
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Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2025
Each canister is supposed to make two liters of water, and the math works out to about $1 per liter of sparkling water, which is more than the 50 cents or so per liter of a regular soda maker’s tank.
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Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 11 Feb. 2025
From these sources, the population of Gaza in normal times was able to utilize about 80 liters of water—roughly 21 gallons—per person a day, a third of the amount typically available to Israelis and about a quarter of the water available to the average American.
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Claudine Ebeid, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
With 300,000 participating, the fund is estimated to add 27 million liters (7.1 million gallons) of water by the end of the year and save the government $850,000 annually.
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Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Feb. 2025
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Word History
Etymology
French litre, from Medieval Latin litra, a measure, from Greek, a weight
First Known Use
1797, in the meaning defined above
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“Liter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liter. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
liter
noun
li·ter
variants
or litre
ˈlēt-ər
: a metric unit of capacity equal to one cubic decimeter see metric system
Medical Definition
liter
noun
li·ter
variants
or chiefly British litre
: a metric unit of capacity equal to the volume of one kilogram of water at 4°C (39°F) and at standard atmospheric pressure of 760 millimeters of mercury
More from Merriam-Webster on liter
Nglish: Translation of liter for Spanish Speakers
Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about liter
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