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a building in which prostitutes are available
the district is infamous for its brothels and drug dealers
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Recent Examples of brothels
The women in the brothels weren’t allowed Christian burials, and so they'd be buried there, and they were known as the Winchester Geese.
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Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2024
In that case, police accused a man and a woman with operating six brothels around the Bay Area.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
Both units were converted into brothels.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2024
In that case, police accused a man and a woman with operating six brothels around the Bay Area.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
Both units were converted into brothels.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Brothels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brothels. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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