latrine
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As Ruthye, Ridley’s crisp British elocution is the cleanest thing in the movie, which is shot by Rob Hardy in shades of mustard smog and latrine brown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
A woman who was taking a toilet break while on a road trip in the Australian outback ended up getting stuck waist-deep in a pit latrine after it collapsed.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
Researchers collected 50 sediment samples from along the drain, which stretched roughly nine meters and carried waste from a communal latrine into a stream north of the fort.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2025
There was no water, and the stench of the latrine was unbearable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2025
One day as I went into the latrine with another prisoner, I heard the watchman whisper, “Tonight.”
From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz
In her first days back from the hospital, her body still healing, the new mom used the bathroom frequently, teetering back and forth to the overflowing latrines close to her house.
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2025
Flooding is bringing raw sewage into the streets, as water-management and sanitation infrastructure is destroyed, and improvised latrines spill over.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 13, 2025
Men carry buckets of water for the communal kitchens and improvised latrines while women stir massive pots over open flames.
From Barron's ● Nov. 24, 2025
Since then, according to Task Force 51, the military has contracted “for sleeping tents, latrines, showers, hand-washing stations, hot meals for breakfast, dinner and a late-night meal, and full laundry service.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025
Surely when he hadn’t seen me beside the latrines, he hadn’t come.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
Vocabulary lists containing latrine
"Be Prepared" by Vera Brosgol
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Selection Vocabulary 3, Unit 2
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