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loo

[loo] / lu /


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"Sometimes we'd work all night without food or a loo break. People were exhausted."

From BBC Jun. 1, 2026

Ahead of the sale, Sotheby’s expert David Galperin said the house will install the golden loo in a fourth-floor bathroom within its new Manhattan headquarters.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 31, 2025

Unlike a wearable, which is easy enough to leave on your nightstand, the loo is something you can’t forget to use.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 26, 2025

The head of the production company behind hit TV drama Adolescence has joked that they won so many Emmys it was nearly impossible to even make a trip to the loo during the ceremony.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2025

After Vivian arrived on Tower Hill Road, Branwell had also started calling the toilet the loo.

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg

"No go at Gatwick for thousands after water outage with loos blocked up and taps all off," reads the Metro's lead story, under the headline "Fly and dry".

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

The renovation of the men's loos outside Theresa May's office into a more pleasant waiting area for her guests had only just been finished when her time was up.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

“Have you seen our loos? They’re literally in a wooden shed and they’re cold,” Gyngell told the Telegraph, adding: “Service can be very haphazard and there’s nothing fancy or clever about our food.”

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 3, 2025

Pop-up loos were introduced in central London in 2002 to discourage street urination.

From BBC Feb. 8, 2025

The corridors jam with weary war travelers, and the loos overflow with stink.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

It looed like progress, so I reached out to Marc Mauer over at The Sentencing Project for his take on the reduction in federal prison population. 

From Forbes Oct. 2, 2014

Any player interfering with the cards during the deal is looed, but the cards are not re-dealt, unless they have been mixed, or a card has been exposed.

From Round Games with Cards A Practical Treatise on All the Most Popular Games, with Their Different Variations, and Hints for Their Practice by W. H. Peel

The player who looks at his own cards, or the miss out of his turn, is looed.

From Enquire Within Upon Everything The Great Victorian Domestic Standby by Anonymous

The player who throws up his cards after the leading card is played, is looed.

From Enquire Within Upon Everything The Great Victorian Domestic Standby by Anonymous

Therefore, the first question to decide should be the amount per trick in the pool, as compared with the amount to be paid if one is looed.

From Round Games with Cards A Practical Treatise on All the Most Popular Games, with Their Different Variations, and Hints for Their Practice by W. H. Peel

“Giving him the chance to come up here and show what he’s capable of doing on Saturday is also something we’re really looing forward to,” Marmol said.

From Seattle Times May 19, 2022

Crappie are fair with jigs looing for structure and brush piles.

From Washington Times Oct. 21, 2020




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