lavatory
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One of the residents admitted to breaking the lavatory bowl in October 2023.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2025
Much of the action in the show takes place in the lavatory, with the women plotting to make money or manipulate their partners.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025
Lambton, a photographer, traveled all over Britain to bring us this visual history of the lavatory.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 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
In the hall, outside the apartment door, was a lavatory we shared with our neighbors—a childless German couple called the Schatzmans, the landlord told us.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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
She did as she was told and went to the lavatories and washed her face in cold water, and minutes later returned to her duties in the ward.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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