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brothel

noun

ˈbrä-thəl

Definition of brothel

as in bordello

a building in which prostitutes are available the district is infamous for its brothels and drug dealers

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Recent Examples of brothel Kono’s statement acknowledging military coercion of women into front-line brothels paved the way for broader wartime remorse in 1995 and reshaped Japan’s relations with Asian neighbors. — Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026 Petal is a teenager, sold into prostitution in a Los Angeles brothel after she was shipped across the Pacific to San Francisco. — Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 10 June 2026 Polly Adler has worked long and hard to build up her high-class brothel business. — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 9 June 2026 We’re left with Cassie (Sydney Sweeney) all alone in her modern-day brothel — a dollhouse filled with shiny things and zero substance — and Lexi (Maude Apatow) once again taking the moral high ground without fully grasping why. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 1 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for brothel

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Houses could be rented for $15 a week and converted into bars, bordellos and gambling dens, with liquor licenses and health certificates optional.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2026
Once an upscale bordello, Shangri-La is housed in a historic ranch overlooking the Pacific, where the Peppers recorded their 12th and 13th studio albums.

— Shaun Fabos, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025

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Not surprisingly, seafood is central to the local cuisine, with such dishes as sole sablaise, a local fish; cuttlefish stew; and mouclade, a mussel dish, among the specialties.

— Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
There is, of course, a chapter on tofu that shows readers how to treat it like both a hearty stew and an invigorating salad, among endless other treatments including an additional chapter on tofu skin.

— Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 29 July 2026

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Rooms on the property come in a variety of categories—each has space for one crib, and only some also allow for one rollaway bed.

— Gina Kramer, USA Today, 25 July 2026
Security footage and baby monitor records showed that Ruby was outside her crib for just six hours during the last four days of her life, KUTV, Cache Valley Daily and KSL reported, citing police.

— Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026

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