Example Sentences

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Hundreds of millions of Indians had been defecating in the open because half the population had no access to toilets.

From The Guardian • Dec. 31, 2019

In 2012, the longhaul transportation and storage company Atlas Logistics discovered that someone had been defecating in its warehouse and suspected it was a disgruntled employee.

From The Guardian • Jun. 8, 2015