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lavatory

[lav-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈlæv əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /


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Who gets the Polaris bed, and who gets a middle seat next to the lavatory?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Respectfully: the only thing I want to do at 3:33 a.m. is use the lavatory or kick the cat out of the bedroom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

One of the residents admitted to breaking the lavatory bowl in October 2023.

From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2025

Mr. Fleurizard then made his way toward the back of the plane, and he went into a lavatory there, according to court records.

From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2024

Even if you said you had to go to the lavatory, that was not accepted as an excuse and they punished you just the same.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl

Safran also manufactures landing gear, aircraft seats, and lavatories.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

The facility hosts 85 beds with the capacity to expand to 100 and includes a mix of dormitories, lavatories, a kitchen and laundry facilities.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

He urges athletes to choose window seats in the middle of the aircraft, away from the most-trafficked areas—the front, where everyone enters, and the rear, near the galley and the lavatories.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025

Others associated the slogan with demand for lavatories.

From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2025

He says there are lavatories in the station for the boys, he won’t be long, he’ll have money when he returns and we’ll all have food.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt


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