promiscuity
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In Scorsese’s version, Bowden had been Cady’s defense attorney who, knowing Cady was guilty, had hidden evidence about the victim’s promiscuity to ensure a conviction and long sentence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
In each of these examples, the concern is ostensibly about promiscuity and irresponsibility, but is in fact a repudiation of women’s power and autonomy, Lomax explained.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 10, 2021
A cursory synopsis of Ira Sachs’s drama reveals the plot points that once haunted sanctimonious, homophobic novels and movies about gay life: promiscuity, addiction, lies, anomie — look at these poor people!
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2020
This same concern has been studied for the HPV vaccine, with the exact same finding: no increase in promiscuity postvaccination.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 5, 2020
As means of communication become still more simplified and cheapened, the advantages of country life will be joined to those of the town without suffering from the promiscuity of the latter.
From The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study by Auguste Forel
She held her little court in the crowd, upon the grass, playing her light over Jews and Gentiles, completely at ease in all promiscuities.
From Embarrassments by Henry James
