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lavatory

[lav-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈlæv əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /


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But the video features the 29-year-old Vermonter singing from the lavatory of his hotel bathroom; with a hashtag reading "explosive diarrhoea".

From BBC Apr. 25, 2026

But the lavatory issues proved to just be a small inconvenience as the crew made history, travelling further from Earth than any other human had done before.

From BBC Apr. 10, 2026

Lambton, a photographer, traveled all over Britain to bring us this visual history of the lavatory.

From New York Times Nov. 23, 2024

Thompson then told her the first-class lavatory was unoccupied and escorted her there, investigators said.

From Seattle Times Feb. 20, 2024

Sometimes she went into the hall to her locker and was gone in the lavatory for a while, then came back.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

The facility hosts 85 beds with the capacity to expand to 100 and includes a mix of dormitories, lavatories, a kitchen and laundry facilities.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

He urges athletes to choose window seats in the middle of the aircraft, away from the most-trafficked areas—the front, where everyone enters, and the rear, near the galley and the lavatories.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 5, 2025

BBC Scotland News understands that the Scottish government is confident that the vast majority of schools in Scotland already offer single-sex lavatories.

From BBC Apr. 23, 2025

Plus, onboard wheelchairs need to go frontward into lavatories and have proper wheel locks, cushioning and restraints.

From Washington Times Jul. 27, 2023

These greenish wild plants grew copiously near lavatories.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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