massage parlor
noun
: an establishment that provides massage treatments
also
: one offering sexual services in addition to or in lieu of massage
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The license of a North Texas massage academy was revoked after investigators found falsified attendance records and links to massage parlors closed for human trafficking, state officials said.
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
Also that year, several prominent men were named in misdemeanor arrest warrants from a Florida prostitution sting targeting massage parlors.
—Tom Schoenberg, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
San Francisco’s city attorney has shut down a massage parlor in the Tenderloin that authorities say operated for years as a front for prostitution, following a $275,000 settlement approved by a judge last month.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Jan. 2026
This includes beauty and barber shops, gym and fitness studios, health and beauty spas and massage parlors — perfect for de-stressing after the holidays.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 1 Jan. 2026
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
Also that year, several prominent men were named in misdemeanor arrest warrants from a Florida prostitution sting targeting massage parlors.
—Tom Schoenberg, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
San Francisco’s city attorney has shut down a massage parlor in the Tenderloin that authorities say operated for years as a front for prostitution, following a $275,000 settlement approved by a judge last month.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Jan. 2026
This includes beauty and barber shops, gym and fitness studios, health and beauty spas and massage parlors — perfect for de-stressing after the holidays.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 1 Jan. 2026
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“Massage parlor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/massage%20parlor. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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