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To reduce the risk of illness, prevent your dog from drinking lake water, especially near the shore or areas where animals may have defecated.
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
Places where people are forced to eat, sleep, shower, and defecate all in the same room.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
Guests were encouraged to urinate in the showers and defecate in red plastic biohazard bags.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 25 June 2025
The crew gave out biohazard bags, but not everyone used them
As for number two, passengers were instructed to defecate in red biohazard bags delivered to all the bathrooms on board.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 25 June 2025
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
Places where people are forced to eat, sleep, shower, and defecate all in the same room.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
Guests were encouraged to urinate in the showers and defecate in red plastic biohazard bags.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 25 June 2025
The crew gave out biohazard bags, but not everyone used them
As for number two, passengers were instructed to defecate in red biohazard bags delivered to all the bathrooms on board.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 25 June 2025
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“Defecate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defecate. Accessed 19 Aug. 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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