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continence

[kon-tn-uhns] / ˈkɒn tn əns /


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But Lila's parents had another battle trying to get her continence products.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

The brain’s ability to regulate bodily functions, like swallowing and continence, erodes.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2025

She said children were being failed in areas where there was no dedicated children's continence service.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2025

Any chance Sally or Ed has anxiety, digestive or continence issues, hearing loss …?

From Washington Post Jan. 29, 2023

They affected to despise money, fame, pleasures, professed the most strict chastity, or, rather, continence, and they practised endurance as a duty.

From Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities by Thomas Inman




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