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promiscuity

[prom-i-skyoo-i-tee, proh-mi-] / ˌprɒm ɪˈskju ɪ ti, ˌproʊ mɪ- /
NOUN
lechery
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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

And in Venezuela, physicians say parents and governments also resist the vaccine due to cultural taboos and the false notion that girls will see it as a ticket to promiscuity.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2024

Written after a breakup with a boyfriend, its stylistic promiscuity mirrors his own journey to self-acceptance.

From New York Times ● Dec. 21, 2022

For one, remind those who say the HPV vaccine will increase promiscuity in teens that they were required to vaccinate their infants and children against hepatitis B, which is a sexually transmitted virus.

From Scientific American ● Mar. 5, 2020

Morgan has deduced his theories of promiscuity from terms employed in certain savage dialects to designate relationship.

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



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