latrine
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In 2018, after the death of a second student, it was established that more than 4,500 schools in the country had pit latrine toilets, which were often shoddily built and left uncovered.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
The parasite analysis focused on sediment taken from a sewer drain connected to the latrine block of a bath complex dating to the 3rd century CE.
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
In Turkey last August, Judd said she met with both Turkish families and refugees living in tents and containers “with one semi-functioning latrine for hundreds of people.”
From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2024
I pretended I was going for a checkup at the mini-hospital, Mambu went into the kitchen as if to get more food and climbed out the window, Alhaji walked toward the latrine.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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