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
There's a commode in her living room until she can get a downstairs toilet, and wall rails have had to be fitted to help her move about.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 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
Each death row inmate was placed in a five-by-eight-foot cell with a metal door, a commode, and a steel bunk.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Some of the nurses were wearing adult nappies or using patient commodes because there wasn’t time for toilet breaks.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2024
Under its vast roof, you can find Greek pots and Egyptian statuettes, Dutch genre paintings and French commodes.
From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2022
Bear said the commodes are often out of toilet paper as well.
From Seattle Times ● May 2, 2021
Composting commodes have been placed throughout the camp.
From Time ● Dec. 2, 2016
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
