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

ANSWER: water [accept bottled water or canned water or sparkling water or still water or spring water]
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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
Cameron WiliamsAppalachian State ALiberty B2010
Jesse MindleNC StateJames Madison B22-5
Asish MadarapuUNC AJames Madison A39-5
Timothy PorterVCULiberty A7110
Malachi LedfordTusculumDuke A7510
Orion KellerVirginia Tech AWilliam & Mary8410
Nick SmemoeUNC BVirginia87-5
Andrew MeyersAppalachian State BLiberty C8710
Soren HeydariUNC CUNC D8810
Ali FrameJames Madison BNC State10910
Simon BursteinVirginiaUNC B10910