commode
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I mean, let’s face it, we don’t put ADA-required rails on every commode in every bathroom.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2026
Three years later, the Guggenheim sent its commode to England’s Blenheim Palace, where it was installed in Winston Churchill’s wood-paneled bathroom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
Gonzalez said Medi-Cal determined the chair, which can cost more than $1,000, was “a luxury” item that they did not need — but that they qualified for a commode.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2024
We are landing in a few minutes, so please close the commode lid and sit on it and secure yourself.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2024
No longer able to reach behind him when he used the commode, he informed Connie of his latest limitation.
From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom
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Some of the nurses were wearing adult nappies or using patient commodes because there wasn’t time for toilet breaks.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2024
Is there some kind of federal mandate requiring new water faucets to reduce flow, similar to the ones on water tanks of commodes?
From Washington Post ● Dec. 19, 2021
Like earlier space commodes, air suction, rather than water and gravity, removes the waste.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2020
Composting commodes have been placed throughout the camp.
From Time ● Dec. 2, 2016
Already I was heavy-hearted in my soul for the flush commodes and machine-washed clothes and other simple things in life I have took for granite.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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