no soap
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While inside, he said, he was fed only small burritos and was offered no soap to wash his hands, and detainees were forced to clean the bathroom facilities.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026
“No towels, no soap, no clean sheets,” recalls Dinulescu, a student from Suffolk, England.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2023
I use a dry erase marker, and it wipes right off and has no soap residue.
From Washington Post • Aug. 21, 2021
“Honestly, we’ve had times where there’s no soap in bathrooms. We’ve had no hot water in the building,” Ms. McGinness-Grimes said.
From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2020
With no soap, Keav takes the clothes to the edge of the river and scrubs them against the rocks to get them clean.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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