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
In 2018, after the death of a second student, it was established that more than 4,500 schools in the country had pit latrine toilets, which were often shoddily built and left uncovered.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
Researchers collected 50 sediment samples from along the drain, which stretched roughly nine meters and carried waste from a communal latrine into a stream north of the fort.
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
We were careful to keep the latrine door shut and latched at night, so no mongoose or civet cat would find its way in and polish him off.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
His job hauling buckets of sewage from the latrines was no fun.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Buckets, placed in holds as latrines, were soon overflowing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Pit toilets are basic, non-flush latrines that collect human waste in a deep hole in the ground.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
At 7:00 am, relatives brought packages: deodorant, toothpaste, soap and shampoo in labeled plastic bags, plus disinfectant and bleach -- provisions essential for maintaining hygiene in the latrines of tiny cells.
From Barron's ● Jan. 10, 2026
La Saline-on-Garbage: the air sharp with the smell of rotting oranges, sour with the smell of latrines shared by many.
From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple
Vocabulary lists containing latrine
"Be Prepared" by Vera Brosgol
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