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[loo] / lu /


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It was not until three years later, in 2010, that Lowri discovered the tapeworm when in a restaurant toilet and flushed it down the loo.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

Unlike a wearable, which is easy enough to leave on your nightstand, the loo is something you can’t forget to use.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 26, 2025

The purported health risks of extended loo time have long circulated through doctors’ offices and news articles.

From Slate Sep. 12, 2025

"The lower part is where you put your solid waste," she says, pointing to a loo in a small cubicle that looks like something you might find at a very old campsite.

From BBC May 14, 2025

“If he calls, can you just say I’m with you, that I’m in the loo and I'll ring him straight back? Then you call me, and I call him, and it’s all cool.”

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

"This is exactly the sort of thing we'd love to be known for," says a museum which has picked up an award for its "beautiful" loos.

From BBC Feb. 4, 2026

“Have you seen our loos? They’re literally in a wooden shed and they’re cold,” Gyngell told the Telegraph, adding: “Service can be very haphazard and there’s nothing fancy or clever about our food.”

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 3, 2025

Schauffele's picture adorns the entrance to the gents loos in the media centre.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2025

Ms Clark, who now lives in Glasgow, went through almost seven years of back-and-forth with the council, determined to stop the loos from being filled in with concrete.

From BBC Mar. 28, 2025

The corridors jam with weary war travelers, and the loos overflow with stink.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

It looed like progress, so I reached out to Marc Mauer over at The Sentencing Project for his take on the reduction in federal prison population. 

From Forbes Oct. 2, 2014

Each player who fails to win a trick is looed, and pays into the next pool the amount determined on as the loo.

From Enquire Within Upon Everything The Great Victorian Domestic Standby by Anonymous

The player who looks at his neighbour's hand, either during the play or when they lie on the table, is looed.

From Enquire Within Upon Everything The Great Victorian Domestic Standby by Anonymous

Those who play their cards, either with or without changing, and do not gain a trick, are looed.

From Enquire Within Upon Everything The Great Victorian Domestic Standby by Anonymous

The player who is looed pays into the pool the sum agreed.

From Enquire Within Upon Everything The Great Victorian Domestic Standby by Anonymous

“Giving him the chance to come up here and show what he’s capable of doing on Saturday is also something we’re really looing forward to,” Marmol said.

From Seattle Times May 19, 2022

Crappie are fair with jigs looing for structure and brush piles.

From Washington Times Oct. 21, 2020




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