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He was most recently arrested on drug charges in December when he was caught urinating in public and cops allegedly found 10 Ecstasy pills on him.
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Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
For example, bedpans can help in situations involving emergency incontinence, allowing a patient to urinate near the bed without needing to rush to the bathroom.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026
Twenty-seven women were forced into a small holding cell after spending hours cuffed and chained on a bus where guards refused to give them food, water, or access to a toilet, according to USA Today; they were told to urinate on the floor.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
According to a report from The Washington Post at the time, sailors had to resort to urinating in showers or into the industrial sinks at their work stations.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
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Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
For example, bedpans can help in situations involving emergency incontinence, allowing a patient to urinate near the bed without needing to rush to the bathroom.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026
Twenty-seven women were forced into a small holding cell after spending hours cuffed and chained on a bus where guards refused to give them food, water, or access to a toilet, according to USA Today; they were told to urinate on the floor.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
According to a report from The Washington Post at the time, sailors had to resort to urinating in showers or into the industrial sinks at their work stations.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
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“Urinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urinate. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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urinate
intransitive verb
uri·nate
ˈyu̇r-ə-ˌnāt 
urinated; urinating
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