bathe

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Ofwat said company failures left it unable to cope during periods of high demand or extreme weather, leaving customers with no tap water, unable to shower or bathe or flush their toilets.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Even with the help of her daughter, who regularly helps bathe her brother, Wu only sleeps three to five hours a night.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

Water availability is intermittent, leaving Cubans sometimes unable to bathe, wash dishes or flush toilets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

Living off the grid like many in the area, Butler, then 65, was lucky one of her water tanks survived so she could bathe.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

When it was ordered that the soldiers should bathe in saltwater twice daily to fend off disease, I saw a regiment walk into the sea at dawn.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson