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harem

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as in seraglio

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Recent Examples of harem Facts about elephant seals—a bull’s responsibility to impregnate his harem of females, birthing and nursing—though presented scientifically, put the children in a state of wild glee that a thousand-year-old redwood tree or a century-old lighthouse could not induce. — Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026 What about those who attended his parties and referenced his harem? — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 12 Feb. 2026 She was completely brainwashed by Raniere, and became part of a harem of women who serviced his every need. — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025 Visitors may hear the haunting bugles of bull elk echoing through the national park, as males gather harems and spar for dominance. — Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for harem

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seraglio

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Kendall also participates in a toga party and is entertained by a provocative belly dancer in a male seraglio.

— J. Hoberman, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
The film, which was to be called In the Sultan’s Power, involved a dashing American traveler who rescues a young Frenchwoman from the seraglio of a diabolical Turkish nobleman.

— Longreads, Longreads, 15 May 2018

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