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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The wellhead and casing were still in place, providing a way for naturally occurring salty brine to leach upward onto the ground.
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M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 11 July 2024
Lopez cooks the buds sous vide in a mushroom brine, dries them, and then shaves them like truffles to add an earthy punch to dishes.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024
The state is home to the Smackover Formation, a geological formation rich in lithium brine.
—Lisa Setyon, CNBC, 13 Sep. 2024
In the Salar de Atacama salt flats in northern Chile, lithium-rich brine from underground is pumped to evaporation pools, where 90% of the water is lost to the atmosphere.
—Andrew Wight, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
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M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 11 July 2024
Lopez cooks the buds sous vide in a mushroom brine, dries them, and then shaves them like truffles to add an earthy punch to dishes.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024
The state is home to the Smackover Formation, a geological formation rich in lithium brine.
—Lisa Setyon, CNBC, 13 Sep. 2024
In the Salar de Atacama salt flats in northern Chile, lithium-rich brine from underground is pumped to evaporation pools, where 90% of the water is lost to the atmosphere.
—Andrew Wight, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Brine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brine. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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