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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

I said, No. 1, don’t talk to me while we’re at the urinal and then really?

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 4, 2024

Smoove: I don’t know if you guys have ever been through this, but I was at a urinal

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 4, 2024

Elsewhere, there's an outdoor pool, a gym upholstered in reindeer leather, and a workshop-come-nightclub, complete with a large metal urinal.

From BBC May 5, 2024

Rogers first learned about HeLa cells after seeing “Helen Lane Lives!” written over a urinal in a medical school bathroom.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

Even if cubicles were slightly more expensive to maintain or consumed more water, this would not necessarily be enough to justify a price difference compared with urinals, she added.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

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

The urinals — see the particularly majestic Deco “Radio” Adamsez iteration in the gentleman’s cloakroom of the old Derry and Toms building, Kensington — elevate the form to art even before Duchamp.

From New York Times Nov. 23, 2024

Bathrooms, featuring 1,100 toilets and urinals, are strategically placed throughout the concourse, with no more than 100 feet separating them, according to estimates from staff, guaranteeing fewer butts on toilets and more butts in seats.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 23, 2024

“I’d really like to help, so I made a list of names and addresses for you. Joey got me out of that bad crowd. Even washing urinals is better than hanging around with those people.”

From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen




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