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The suit alleged children were held in isolation — sometimes for weeks at a time — and forced to eat, sleep and defecate in their cells.
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Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 20 Dec. 2024
New details have come to light in a Louisville Metro police investigation into incidents of a man defecating on the front porch of an Old Louisville home multiple times.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 6 Sep. 2024
Addressing issues around dogs defecating in public will inherently require a different solution from bites or barking, for instance, says Krithika Srinivasan, a professor of political ecology at the University of Edinburgh.
—Sam Delgado, Vox, 5 Sep. 2024
The whale pump is a process that begins when whales plunge deep into the ocean to feed on krill, before returning to the surface and defecating.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 10 Aug. 2024
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Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 20 Dec. 2024
New details have come to light in a Louisville Metro police investigation into incidents of a man defecating on the front porch of an Old Louisville home multiple times.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 6 Sep. 2024
Addressing issues around dogs defecating in public will inherently require a different solution from bites or barking, for instance, says Krithika Srinivasan, a professor of political ecology at the University of Edinburgh.
—Sam Delgado, Vox, 5 Sep. 2024
The whale pump is a process that begins when whales plunge deep into the ocean to feed on krill, before returning to the surface and defecating.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 10 Aug. 2024
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“Defecate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defecate. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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defecate
verb
def·e·cate
variants
or chiefly British defaecate
defecated; defecating
: to discharge from the anus
: to discharge feces from the bowels
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