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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

These machines, called spectrum analysers, discovered a strange disturbance in the force, if you’ll pardon the franchise-reference promiscuity.

From The Guardian Sep. 27, 2020

It must not be thought that mother-descent was always accompanied by promiscuity, or even with what we should call laxity of morals.

From The Truth About Woman by Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine)

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 James, Henry



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