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Noun
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There’s almost this wink at the end where Fanny says, By the way, Charles brought our son to bawdy houses so he could be educated just as Charles was.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Oct. 2025 -
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
Noun
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Babies should always sleep alone, on their back, on a firm, flat crib mattress, without stuffed animals, blankets, pillows, or bumpers.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
4 Nov. 2025
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The retailer started making crib mattresses over two decades ago but has since branched out into mattresses for adults, one that our commerce director Rachel Fletcher stands behind.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
4 Nov. 2025
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The mayor's comment was made in regard to a proposal that would phase out businesses like auto shops, gas stations, motels and massage parlors by using a type of zoning tool for revitalization efforts.—
Jasmine Viel,
CBS News,
21 Nov. 2025
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Simultaneously, officers raided a second illicit massage parlor minutes away, where a woman was found sleeping and there were signs others were living there as well.—
Brooke Taylor,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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He was seen leaving a brothel in Brazil.—
Sam Kestenbaum,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2026
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Most striking among them is the eldest son, dressed in a long velvet frock coat and a battered pair of brothel creepers.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
13 Dec. 2025
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“Call house.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20house. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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