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toilet

[toi-lit] / ˈtɔɪ lɪt /
NOUN
grooming or dressing one's person
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And Taylor Farms would certainly top the list for anyone glued to a toilet bowl lately, thanks to the company’s alleged indiscretion handling lettuce laced with the “explosive diarrhea” parasite.

From Salon Aug. 19, 2026

Desperate and in pain from trying not to urinate, Anaïs found a cafe that let her use their toilet.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

In their coalition agreement for governing the city, the Social Democrats and liberals pledged to expand public toilet provision and examine whether public toilets could be made free for everyone.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

Last week, we reported on a pointy desert plant that could make toilet paper softer.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

From upstairs wafted the smell of fresh paint; from downstairs, the site of the lone toilet, came the sounds of a sweatshop.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

"The common area smelt of sewage, there was water dripping through the ceiling and there were public toilets out of action for the whole voyage," he said.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

She found books on Ukrainian culture and history in the toilets, covered in human waste.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

In the Augarten park, new public toilets opened in 2025 provide a possible blueprint for the future.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

He said he heard concerns about moldy showers, broken toilets, lack of hot water, lack of access to fresh produce and supply shortages.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Money he earns cleaning toilets in a big building and doing other throw-away jobs in a place called Los Angeles, The Angels for heaven sakes.

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads




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