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
Managing her mother's pain, plus arranging items such as a wheelchair and commode, meant Ceridwen Hughes was not able to say a proper goodbye.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2024
Maybe I can use the commode and sneak out through a window?
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
The unannounced HIW inspection took place between 20 and 22 June and found "visibly dirty" sinks, stained commodes and clinical waste bins with rusty lids.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2022
The home, in other words, was designed to be a sumptuous backdrop for the gilded commodes and carved-leg bergères of its time.
From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2022
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
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
