single occupancy
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“Her ‘public bathroom’ is single occupancy and comes with a security man standing guard outside the door,” the author added.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2025
Some 1,200 inmates were described as sharing "squalid, dirty and cramped" living conditions, in "crumbling" cells built for single occupancy in 1851.
From BBC • Aug. 22, 2024
The Utah bill requires any new government buildings to include single occupancy bathrooms and asks that the state consider adding more single occupancy bathrooms to increase privacy protections in existing government buildings.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2024
Does it make a difference if the bathroom is designed for single occupancy, i.e., if there is a lock to keep others out?
From Washington Post • Jul. 13, 2022
Only 2 houses at Jamestown, designed for single occupancy, have over 900 square feet of foundation area.
From New Discoveries at Jamestown Site of the First Successful English Settlement in America by Cotter, John L.
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