as in brothel
a building in which prostitutes are available
had a long career as a madam in a New Orleans sporting house
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Surveillance photos corroborated in-person visits to the brothel in the 22200 block of Main Street that matched the text message dates and times, the declaration stated.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
19 Mar. 2026 -
In the 1830s, for example, thirty-four percent of brothels were within three blocks of a theater.—
Betsy Golden Kellem,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Mar. 2026
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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
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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
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“Sporting house.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sporting%20house. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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