as in prostitution
the practice of engaging in sexual activities for money
The city moved to decriminalize sex work.
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prostitution
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The records pulled back a curtain on favor-trading and frank communications in a chummy elite that looked past Epstein's 2008 guilty plea to solicitating prostitution from an underage girl in Florida.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026 -
Kearse’s felony charges included trafficking in persons, importuning, compelling prostitution and compelling prostitution involving a minor.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Sex work.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sex%20work. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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