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potty

[pot-ee] / ˈpɒt i /








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Mr. Bennett is potty about footie, and like all mildly deranged fans of the Beautiful Game he sees it as transcending the boundaries of mere sport.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

Asked if the policy was a "potty gimmick", Swinney told BBC Radio Scotland: "No, it's about helping people who are really struggling in our society today."

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026

Last year, during another search at the same location, it was reported that a potty and carpet were found at the site.

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026

For example, when working on an episode about potty training, she took a class from two potty training experts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026

Even though the doctors said it would be impossible, by the time I was three, Mom had me potty trained like any other kid my age.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper

On Tuesday, school-age children kicked a soccer ball there next to dozens of full trash bags, four porta potties and a handwashing station that had run out of water.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2024

The center distributed potties and strollers from a stockpile of donations.

From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2022

Winter, I like where you're going here -- right down to the porta potties.

From Fox News ● Aug. 27, 2020

“Somehow the Ukrainians managed to indoctrinate a toddler to use our potties and do their bidding to one day bring down the president of the United States,” said Kimmel, who called the commentary “really ridiculous”.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 30, 2019

Father and Peter emptied our improvised potties and rinsed them with warm water and powdered bleach.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

They'd never gone pottier than they did that week, when the Scots won at Wembley, then collapsed the goalposts and stole half the turf in celebration.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2021




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