restroom
noun
rest·room
ˈrest-ˌrüm 
-ˌru̇m
US
: a room or suite of rooms in a public space providing toilets and lavatories : a public bathroom
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I wasn't feeling well and had to make a number of trips to the restroom.
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In addition, Starbucks isn’t letting anyone hang out or use its restrooms without making a purchase.
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Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 27 Jan. 2025
Planning to pop into Starbucks to meet a friend, use the restroom, or surf the Internet?
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
Starbucks recently announced a new code of conduct policy requiring customers to purchase an item in their stores to use the bathroom, ending its previous open door policy for restrooms.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
The New York Times also reported that two Meta employees said Meta’s offices in Silicon Valley, Texas and New York were instructed to remove tampons from their men’s restrooms, which had been made available for the company’s nonbinary and transgender employees.
—Bruna Horvath, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 27 Jan. 2025
Planning to pop into Starbucks to meet a friend, use the restroom, or surf the Internet?
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
Starbucks recently announced a new code of conduct policy requiring customers to purchase an item in their stores to use the bathroom, ending its previous open door policy for restrooms.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
The New York Times also reported that two Meta employees said Meta’s offices in Silicon Valley, Texas and New York were instructed to remove tampons from their men’s restrooms, which had been made available for the company’s nonbinary and transgender employees.
—Bruna Horvath, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Restroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/restroom. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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restroom
noun
rest·room
ˈrest-ˌrüm
-ˌru̇m
: a room or set of rooms that includes sinks and toilets
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