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continence

[kon-tn-uhns] / ˈkɒn tn əns /


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Her parents want age restrictions removed on services such as a wheelchair-accessible vehicle and continence products for children like their daughter, who was dependent on them for her care.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

The brain’s ability to regulate bodily functions, like swallowing and continence, erodes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2025

Any chance Sally or Ed has anxiety, digestive or continence issues, hearing loss …?

From Washington Post ● Jan. 29, 2023

Unknown to her daughters, the hospital had also placed her in continence pads.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2022

And these letters show her solicitude for his modesty and continence, since for the mere sending of them she had made such complaint.

From The Old Yellow Book Source of Robert Browning's The Ring and the Book by Anonymous


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