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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

But Lila's parents had another battle trying to get her continence products.

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

At these times he always returned very morose and out of temper, upbraiding his men with having violated their obligation to continence preparatory to whaling.

From The Adventures of John Jewitt Only Survivor of the Crew of the Ship Boston During a Captivity of Nearly Three Years Among the Indians of Nootka Sound in Vancouver Island by Jewitt, John Rodgers




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