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The same teacher also fleetingly appears in footage visiting a child inside one of the rooms after the pupil had wet themselves and wiped their face, according to the documents.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2024

Three girls told attorneys they were trying to take care of the 2-year-old boy, who had wet his pants and had no diaper and was wearing a mucus-smeared shirt when the legal team encountered him.

From Washington Times • Jun. 21, 2019

He and Brazile had wet eyes Friday night when they got their gold jackets at a dinner.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2018

A Mexican woman said her daughter had wet herself on their first night because there were so many people sleeping in the room that she couldn’t get to the toilet.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2018

After he had wet the bar a little, Jones tossed the sponge back into the bucket, took a seat in a booth, and tried to look at the latest Life Darlene had given him.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole