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potty

[pot-ee] / ˈpɒt i /








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“Like a sour milk base or something, mixed with porta potty with a little chemical on top of it,” she said, describing the aroma.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

Asked if the policy was a "potty gimmick", Swinney told BBC Radio Scotland: "No, it's about helping people who are really struggling in our society today."

From BBC Apr. 17, 2026

For Kate Brody, whose first-grade son attends a charter school in the San Fernando Valley, the addictive nature of her son’s school-assigned iPad led to potty accidents during class.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 19, 2026

In the Palisade Calligraphy, the miles seem shorter even as the time between potty breaks grows longer.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 8, 2026

“I’m gonna take a quick potty break and freshen up, if you don’t mind. Then we’ll be on our way.”

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

On Tuesday, school-age children kicked a soccer ball there next to dozens of full trash bags, four porta potties and a handwashing station that had run out of water.

From Seattle Times Jun. 5, 2024

Winter, I like where you're going here -- right down to the porta potties.

From Fox News Aug. 27, 2020

It was a vast, if sterile, kingdom of metal, concrete and bountiful porta potties.

From New York Times Aug. 21, 2019

Gone are the days when music fans slept in the open air, survived on junk food and put up with smelly porta potties.

From Reuters Aug. 8, 2019

This was probably why people were able to empty porta potties or regulate the quality of canned cat food in factories with actual taste tests.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

They'd never gone pottier than they did that week, when the Scots won at Wembley, then collapsed the goalposts and stole half the turf in celebration.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2021




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