as in brothels
a building in which prostitutes are available
a frontier mining town that had few diversions other than the local bawdy house
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Among the chapters are Minnesota Identity, Red River Oxcarts, Upper Landing Industry, settlements of Germans, Bohemians, Italians and Irish, schools and brothels, Shepherd Road, West End Art and Entertainment and Community Reporter newspaper.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
15 Feb. 2026 -
Dong and Nie allegedly helped schedule appointments at the brothels.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Bawdy houses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bawdy%20houses. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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