water closet

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Paar left his program after NBC censors cut a water closet joke from his monologue, which became one of the biggest TV industry controversies of that era.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025

Here are treasures from the Roman latrine to the Tudor garderobe to the Victorian water closet to the elegant “compactum.”

From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2024

However, despite the European-style bathroom with a separate water closet, the bathroom had enough room to be comfortable.

From Salon • Jun. 25, 2022

Bathrooms have dual vanities, a glass shower surround and a separate water closet.

From Washington Post • Aug. 9, 2021

Here’s a little water closet, the toilet full of urine.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr