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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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A little prince is on the way coming to a crib near you.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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From left: Caroline Watkins Caudell's dogs greet her baby in the crib in the morning.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
Noun
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Once the original ordinance passed, managers of massage parlors were required to be certified.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
21 July 2025
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Despite some organized protests, more strip clubs followed, as did adult bookstores and massage parlors of questionable legitimacy.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Warren Beatty plays McCabe, a drifter and fast-talker who falls in with, and falls in love with, Mrs. Miller (Julie Christie), a madam who offers to improve business at his low-rent brothel.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
18 July 2025
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Peter Wan, 42, of San Francisco, faces pimping and pandering charges for allegedly running a brothel on the 5300 block of Iron Horse Parkway.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
11 July 2025
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