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toilet

[toi-lit] / ˈtɔɪ lɪt /
NOUN
grooming or dressing one's person
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Kohler’s Integra, introduced as “the toilet of the future” at the Chicago fair, had a dramatic black finish made to equate sanitation with modern design.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Brian Thompson from Prescott, Ariz., recalled the time that he “went to Costco to buy toilet paper and left with a trampoline I didn’t know I needed.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

"I have drinking water but I do not have water for my toilet," he said, saying he had to use a bucket to pull water up through the window to his second-floor apartment.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Meloni is a comedy king, the best part of “Wet Hot American Summer,” while Hargitay earned a laugh with a clip of her early work in “Ghoulies,” a schlocky horror movie about toilet demons.

From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026

He loved it in the toilet, because the toilet was bigger than the goldfish bowl.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

SB 942 declares that detainees at state, local and privately run facilities have the right to medical, dental and mental health care; physical exercise; clean drinking water and functioning toilets; and other rights.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

He voiced his frustration at his school's facilities in an interview with news agency AFP, saying some rooms had leaks and that there were not enough toilets.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

One sailor posted a video online that went viral showing filthy toilets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

She said there are just three toilets for more than 400 people.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

There’s a well to one side and a long stinking shack that can only be toilets to the other.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron




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