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Noun
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She was convicted of prostitution and keeping a bawdy house, according to the DHS.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026 -
The much-married Stoiber, reputed to have been the Silverton proprietor of a bawdy house, was impossible to get along with.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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One game at a time, go protect the crib and come back to take one at their home.—
Hunter Patterson,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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That can include checking for possible reasons the child is crying, such as hunger or needing a diaper change; trying out a list of strategies to calm the baby; and designating a spot, such as a crib or playpen, to leave the child for a few minutes while the parent cools off.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
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Two massage parlors in Flower Mound are closed after evidence of prostitution and possible victims of human trafficking were found during inspections in late March, officials said.—
S.E. Jenkins,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Over the summer, 404 Media reported that a Customs and Border Protection agent had donned a pair during an immigration raid, and this fall the outlet also reported that men were using smart glasses to film massage parlor workers, seemingly without their knowledge or consent.—
Andy Greenberg,
Wired News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Pirates and brothels and casinos once set up camp in Fernandina Beach, the island's harbor town, and even Prohibition didn't shut down the town saloon.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
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The graffiti also alleged that one of the seven houses that was sprayed with paint was a brothel.—
Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Call house.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20house. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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