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ladies

British  

noun

  1. informal (functioning as singular) a women's public lavatory

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Its members included senior pastors, first ladies, evangelists, and other women with constituencies of their own that travel far in a state like Michigan.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

Painted ladies undertake one of the world's most remarkable insect migrations, travelling from Africa to the UK over several generations, crossing the Sahara Desert and Mediterranean Sea.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

“It’s the blue-haired ladies and it’s the bubbas all together with different signs but showing up for the same protest.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

There was joy in pretending this was a complete coincidence and not a highly probable event; these were all ladies with bangs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

“Don’t fret, my dear. The advertisement will be in Thursday’s paper. I’m sure we’ll have dozens of ladies to choose from,” he said as they approached.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

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