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
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
We sneaked around the house to the path behind the latrine.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
His job hauling buckets of sewage from the latrines was no fun.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Pit toilets are basic, non-flush latrines that collect human waste in a deep hole in the ground.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
She had been nowhere except her house and the latrines since coming home from the hospital, Kai said.
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2025
Flooding is bringing raw sewage into the streets, as water-management and sanitation infrastructure is destroyed, and improvised latrines spill over.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 13, 2025
That happened all the time, until our adult caretakers showed us how to dig our latrines downstream from camp.
From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau
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"Be Prepared" by Vera Brosgol
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