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
Calling upon the Fruit of Islam, as the military wing of the Nation was known, she stood by while the young men pulled out the wooden commode from the rickety shack.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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
Renaissance and Medieval pieces, and the “quality camp” or “fantasy furniture” he favored — weird and whimsical pieces embellished with mythical creatures; chairs sprouting antlers, torcheres bedecked with gargoyles, commodes atop griffin feet.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
Bear said the commodes are often out of toilet paper as well.
From Seattle Times ● May 2, 2021
For her dream day, Obuchowicz has imagined a full, nourishing itinerary of food, nature, exercise and cool commodes.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 15, 2019
Scraps of soiled toilet paper adhered to the commodes.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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