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Children as young as 12 are being confined alone for hours without access to bathrooms, education, or recreation, in some cases forced to urinate or defecate in bottles or garbage bins.
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Gladys Carrión, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
The rousing Game of Thrones series music begins to play before a sharp cut sees Dunk defecating by the tree.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 18 Jan. 2026
As Harmon made his way through the store, the horse defecated on the floor multiple times.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
As for urinating and defecating, puppies usually start to do so on their own at 3-4 weeks of age without stimulation.
—Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
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Gladys Carrión, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
The rousing Game of Thrones series music begins to play before a sharp cut sees Dunk defecating by the tree.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 18 Jan. 2026
As Harmon made his way through the store, the horse defecated on the floor multiple times.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
As for urinating and defecating, puppies usually start to do so on their own at 3-4 weeks of age without stimulation.
—Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
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“Defecate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defecate. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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Medical Definition
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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