fecal matter
Example Sentences
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"They left me there all night, with damp walls, toilets in a deplorable state with hundreds of cockroaches and fecal matter that has built up over months," Castro recounted.
From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026
"Female cockroaches eat more than males, so more endotoxins are shed from their fecal matter," explained Madhavi Kakumanu, an NC State research scholar in Schal's lab and co-corresponding author of the paper.
From Science Daily • Nov. 4, 2025
It is said to be one of the more polluted rivers which Congolese scientists say contains high levels of fecal matter and other waste.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2025
The fecal matter on their shoes traveled with them back into the kitchen, where Mr. Abbey and his coworkers often found rodents around the food they prepared.
From Salon • Jun. 19, 2024
“Did you know that toxoplasmosis and campylobacteriosis are transmitted to humans from the fecal matter of cats?”
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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