water closet

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Paar left his program after NBC censors cut a water closet joke from his monologue, which became one of the biggest TV industry controversies of that era.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025

However, despite the European-style bathroom with a separate water closet, the bathroom had enough room to be comfortable.

From Salon • Jun. 25, 2022

The room, with a separate water closet, overlooks a wooded creek, part of the home’s 1.4-acre lot, and “it’s really thrilling,” she says, to have a bath or a shower surrounded by greenery.

From Washington Post • Aug. 31, 2021

Photos of his alleged water closet circulated all over social media, showing a veritable throne with lion heads.

From Slate • Jul. 28, 2021

Here’s a little water closet, the toilet full of urine.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr