latrine
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The best weapon in the “Jackass’” arsenal isn’t the taser, the beehive or the booby-trapped latrine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Researchers collected 50 sediment samples from along the drain, which stretched roughly nine meters and carried waste from a communal latrine into a stream north of the fort.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2025
There was no water, and the stench of the latrine was unbearable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2025
Robita Moirangthem, a 30-year-old teacher, and her mother fled their home and spent a night hiding in a latrine.
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
“He’s in the latrine down the hall, sir.”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Pit latrines have also led to fatal accidents in other places.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
The group maintained the drainage system and paid people to pick up garbage and clean the latrines — essentially performing sanitation services for 110,000 people.
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2025
Flooding is bringing raw sewage into the streets, as water-management and sanitation infrastructure is destroyed, and improvised latrines spill over.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 13, 2025
The British diplomat said he had met residents returning to destroyed homes trying to dig latrines in the ruins.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2025
Thus, our spittoons and garbage dumps joined our latrines to form the first agricultural research laboratories.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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"Be Prepared" by Vera Brosgol
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