lavatory
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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
But the video features the 29-year-old Vermonter singing from the lavatory of his hotel bathroom; with a hashtag reading "explosive diarrhoea".
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026
But the lavatory issues proved to just be a small inconvenience as the crew made history, travelling further from Earth than any other human had done before.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
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
He could wait until Hooper was in the lavatory, or else he would tell him that he was wanted somewhere, by Mrs Boland or by his father.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
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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
BBC Scotland News understands that the Scottish government is confident that the vast majority of schools in Scotland already offer single-sex lavatories.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2025
Plus, onboard wheelchairs need to go frontward into lavatories and have proper wheel locks, cushioning and restraints.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 27, 2023
But there would be no public lavatories in a quarter like this.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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