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The city has sued a handful of property owners seeking to label their properties as public nuisances under the state's bawdy house statute.—
Mary Spicuzza,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
31 Oct. 2019 -
There was probably at least one bawdy house, but it isn’t mentioned.—
Arthur Hart,
idahostatesman,
7 Apr. 2018
Noun
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The baby was captured sleeping on his mother's chest, stretching his limbs out while laying in a crib and sucking on a pacifier while looking at his mother.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
11 May 2025
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In the never-satisfied province of Quebec, which was beginning to talk about another sovereignty referendum, the electorate decided to put the toys back in the crib and get behind Carney on the assumption that there may be no Canada left to leave once Trump is done with us.—
Ian Cooper,
Sun Sentinel,
5 May 2025
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Iris Moon, associate curator in The Met’s department of European sculpture and decorative arts, tells Vogue that the idea for the exhibition traces back to the 2021 Atlanta spa shootings, when a white gunman fatally shot eight people, including six Asian women, at three massage parlors.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
31 Mar. 2025
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Sixteen massage therapists claimed Tucker engaged in inappropriate behavior at more than a half-dozen massage parlors between 2012 and 2016.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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But Lawrence reminds her that the brothel is in full lockdown following her and Moira’s murder of a guardian.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Elevated, or maybe lowered: lowered to the tavern, the dungeon, the brothel.—
Jason Farago,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Call house.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20house. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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