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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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The Mint was at one time a bordello with six rooms upstairs, according to co-owner Tom Ricci, who purchased the business in 1984.

— Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 31 July 2026
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

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Jack and Aree, 35, announced the arrival of their second baby together in March by sharing a glimpse of their newborn sleeping in her crib next to a black Jellycat bat plushie and a note card indicating she was born on March 5, weighing 7 lbs.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
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

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