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Then, over the weekend, the brand found itself in a messy situation: At its Beijing event, the winner lost control of her bowels midrace and completed the challenges while diarrhea was leaking down her legs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Eventually John meets his fate by falling through a portal into an abandoned mall, then following signs directing him to a manager’s office hidden in its bowels.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026

“For a program that’s been around since 2013, it was shocking that you’d come across its cancellation, effectively, in the corner of the bowels of a subpage of the internet.”

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

It’s making fun of yourself in a way — like some old Victorian actor in the bowels of the theater taking his makeup off and wondering what it all means.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

When first he came to Dome, the fiery food would tie his bowels in knots and bum his tongue.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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