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Noun
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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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Before leaving, Valenzuela bought a crib and a baby mattress for his 22-year-old daughter’s firstborn.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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One commenter suggested the noise could be E blowing raspberries on the crib, but the mom pointed out that the crib's thick fabric coverings make such a noise unlikely.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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Several individuals are accused of operating illicit massage parlors in Detroit, St. Clair Shores and Sterling Heights and are now facing multiple felony charges.—
Nour Rahal,
Detroit Free Press,
6 Dec. 2024
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In October 2022, the unit had been assigned to look into allegations of prostitution at nine of Lewisville's massage parlors and another in Flower Mound.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American-Statesman,
2 Nov. 2024
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Throw in Morton, who has made amiable viciousness into a trademark of this phase of his career, and Catherine Tate as a Dutch brothel madam with a PhD, and Going Dutch has the sort of ensemble already in place for long-term laughs.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
2 Jan. 2025
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Being raised in his grandmother’s brothel in Peoria.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2025
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