Question

A 2019 Washington Post column branded one company that only sells this non-tobacco product as “toxic masculinity run rampant;” since 2022, that company has been this product’s (-5[1])fastest-growing brand. (10[2])A company selling this product funded US Forest Service projects in exchange for lower permit fees. One of that company’s subsidiaries was sold as Blue Triton (-5[1])in 2021, after its former CEO labeled this product a grocery rather than a right. The authors of a 2024 PNAS (10[3])paper identified over 100,000 nanoplastics per liter in samples of this product compared to a widely-available (-5[1])home alternative. (10[3])For 10 points, name this beverage marketed under brands such as Liquid Death and Perrier. ■END■ (10[3])

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2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%33%99.78
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%50%96.13
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%33%92.17
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY11100%0%27%80.64
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY989%0%33%80.38
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY580%0%40%94.75
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%63%101.50
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%56%96.44

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Britton WebsterAlabama AVanderbilt B26-5
Griffin ElderTennessee ASouth Carolina B2810
Griffin ElderTennessee ASouth Carolina B2810
Ayan GuhaGeorgia Tech DSouthern54-5
Towery McNeilMississippi State AGeorgia Tech A7510
Kabir ZamanSouth Carolina ATennessee B7510
Kabir ZamanSouth Carolina ATennessee B7510
Rafeed Rahman TurjyaGeorgia AGeorgia Tech B91-5
Will HughesAuburn AEmory A9310
Matthew BrayAuburn CGeorgia Tech E9310
Thomas HydornFurmanClemson A9310
Colin VessVanderbilt BAlabama A10910
Monish JampalaGeorgia Tech BGeorgia A10910
Jeffery FloydSouthernGeorgia Tech D10910