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
The parasite analysis focused on sediment taken from a sewer drain connected to the latrine block of a bath complex dating to the 3rd century CE.
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
The latrine at the rear, she said, had a very large window too warped to close tight.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
His job hauling buckets of sewage from the latrines was no fun.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
The book includes photos of makeshift camps, barracks, latrines and other infrastructure, including the photography bunkers from which images of the explosion would be taken.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Pit latrines have also led to fatal accidents in other places.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
The group maintained the drainage system and paid people to pick up garbage and clean the latrines — essentially performing sanitation services for 110,000 people.
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2025
She even had latrines built in the woods, and she posted signs shaped like little hands with gentlemen and gentlewomen written on them pointing to two thin paths that led away from each other.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
Vocabulary lists containing latrine
"Be Prepared" by Vera Brosgol
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