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lavatory

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


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Respectfully: the only thing I want to do at 3:33 a.m. is use the lavatory or kick the cat out of the bedroom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

One of the residents admitted to breaking the lavatory bowl in October 2023.

From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2025

Mr Jackson said six or seven police officers then boarded the plane and he overheard a flight attendant say a woman had been going from one lavatory to the other during the flight.

From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2024

Mr. Fleurizard then made his way toward the back of the plane, and he went into a lavatory there, according to court records.

From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2024

Between the beds was a broad damp stain on the carpet in the center of which lay a bar of soap and damp wads of lavatory paper.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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

Others associated the slogan with demand for lavatories.

From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2025

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

From Washington Times ● Jul. 27, 2023

Everywhere I went nothing grew except near lavatories.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane


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