defecation
Example Sentences
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There are always tales of rampant public defecation and they can't stop talking about it.
From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2023
Of the people we interviewed, 70% reported using a public restroom — if one is available — and 44% reported practicing open defecation because no restroom is nearby when they need one.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2023
Globally, around 500 million people are compelled to use open defecation, and millions more rely on contaminated water supplies.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 23, 2023
In 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that 100% of India's villages had declared themselves free of open defecation after a massive toilet-building programme by his government.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2023
I was doubled over with pain, shaking with it, when a process, normal for most but long forgotten by me, set itself into motion: defecation.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
