as in bathroom
a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste
they're out of paper in the bog again
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
Explore the many wooden boardwalks or hike off-piste among forests of ash, spruce, elm, and oak in special bog shoes.
—Phoebe Smith, AFAR Media, 18 Dec. 2024
Britain’s most famous bog body is the Lindow Man, who was discovered in 1984 and is thought to have been the victim of a violent death around the time of the Romans’ arrival.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Read more Kansas tuberculosis outbreak becomes largest ever in US
New tuberculosis cure could come from fungi found in US bogs
New hope in fight against drug-resistant tuberculosis
Is There A Vaccine For Tuberculosis?
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
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For example, scientists have measured it in European peat bogs, lake sediments, and, rarely, in human remains such as tooth enamel.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
Explore the many wooden boardwalks or hike off-piste among forests of ash, spruce, elm, and oak in special bog shoes.
—Phoebe Smith, AFAR Media, 18 Dec. 2024
Britain’s most famous bog body is the Lindow Man, who was discovered in 1984 and is thought to have been the victim of a violent death around the time of the Romans’ arrival.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Read more Kansas tuberculosis outbreak becomes largest ever in US
New tuberculosis cure could come from fungi found in US bogs
New hope in fight against drug-resistant tuberculosis
Is There A Vaccine For Tuberculosis?
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Bog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bog. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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