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urinal

[yoor-uh-nl] / ˈjʊər ə nl /


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The piece proved an immediate hit, with critics comparing it to ready-made master Marcel Duchamp’s 1917 porcelain urinal, “Fountain.”

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 31, 2025

Di Fabrizio accused him of missing the urinal and peeing on them at the Oscars.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 24, 2025

The space, which also featured vintage saloon art, was small but cozy, comfortably holding about 10 to 15 people and boasting its own bathroom, complete with a urinal.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 18, 2025

The family of a man who was crushed to death in a freak accident fear they may never find out what caused the pop-up urinal he was working on to drop suddenly.

From BBC Feb. 8, 2025

The urinal was an almost unimaginable luxury after five and a half years of crusted buckets.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

I base this not on any grand political theory but on how many times I stood next to members of Congress at urinals at DCA during my years living in D.C.

From Slate Nov. 7, 2025

With residents banned from cooking in city shelters, some prepared meals in a nearby public restroom, slicing raw meat on the men’s room sink next to the urinals and toilet stalls.

From Seattle Times Jan. 25, 2024

The mats are placed in urinals and designed to reduce odours.

From BBC Dec. 5, 2023

All who visited were treated to the property’s unique decor — stained glass windows, secret passageways, urinals that talked — and strict dress code that required coats and ties for men.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2023

She hated the smell of pee and bleach, and she hated the blue tiles on the wall to remind you where you were, as if the urinals didn’t make it obvious enough.

From "George" by Alex Gino




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