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wenches

noun

plural of wench

as in prostitutes

archaic a boldly flirtatious or sexually promiscuous woman a local wench who was well-known at the town's tavern

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a female domestic servant a kitchen wench who went on to become an award-winning chef

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The firm’s employees took Quaaludes, a sedative medication, like candy, hired prostitutes regularly, and held gambling sprees in Monte Carlo and Las Vegas.

— Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 14 July 2026
Under colonial rule hijras were accused of acting as male prostitutes and of kidnapping and castrating children to grow their community.

— Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026

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Lee takes early meetings at a nearby hotel that could be in any country, except that the room service is delivered by robots painted in the livery of butlers and maids.

— Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
The unsightly mushroom could have corrupted her maids’ morals, or even their health.

— Leah Hudson, Popular Science, 9 July 2026

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Residents in DuPage County were awakened by tornado sirens early Tuesday morning that were activated accidentally, officials said.

— Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
Hennessy decided to turn off his lights and sirens because of the danger to other people on the highway, according to the affidavit, but still monitored the BMW.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026

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But Sunchine’s housekeepers spent their shifts at The Club cleaning hundreds of Airbnb units rather than common areas, according to homeowners.

— Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
The hotel’s theming is impeccable, with workers dressed like bellhops and housekeepers and a grand lobby library featuring eclectic paintings and sculptures.

— Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 14 July 2026

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The scene inspired future comedy gags showing drifters and tramps losing their pants to dogs chasing them.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026
Told in a lingua franca of philosophy and academic jargon, Lucky’s speech has something to do with the collapse of reason and logic, and the futility of human progress, which is ultimately what tramps Estragon (Reeves) and Vladimir (Winter) are up against, too.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 Dec. 2025

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