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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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Unlike the other contestants, she’s not dressed up in a tuxedo or sitting at a table to eat expensive-looking food — she’s being bottle-fed in her crib.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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The Daily Telegraph reported that the death was also similar to that of toddler Jack Mackay, who died in the same area in 2013 while playing in his crib with a loose curtain cord, which tragically wrapped around his neck.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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Industries where trafficking victims are forced to work include hospitality, restaurants, agriculture, construction, landscaping, factories, home care, salons, massage parlors, retail, janitorial and many more, officials said.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
5 June 2025
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Police say the woman owns massage parlors on B Street in Hayward and on the 900 block of San Ramon Valley Road in Danville.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
28 May 2025
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Lucky for Luiz, the Gilpin County mountain town of Central City is ripe for brothel breakthroughs.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
20 June 2025
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Most people think a brothel manager just sits in some seedy basement office counting money in low lighting.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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