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Origin of bathhouse
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She’s pressed into the service of a controlling witch, Yubaba, who runs a bathhouse where Chihiro finds work.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Some founders break only to exercise at Barry’s boot camp or sweat out toxins at a bathhouse in the city, like Archimedes Banya, where they can chat about future funding rounds with peers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2025
This painting is actually a repurposed image from a traditional Japanese bathhouse.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2025
I hired an electric violinist to rove around the bathhouse and play during the event.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2025
His fault, for making her go to the bathhouse.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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CW: These days, spas and bathhouses have become an escape from digital life.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2025
All over Japan, restaurants, cafeterias, bathhouses and other businesses are facing a similar prospect.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2024
The sauna, with its Scandinavian origins, has long been popular at spas and bathhouses throughout the United States, but the concept of a floating sauna is more novel.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2024
The Seoul Metropolitan Government is scheduled to inspect some 3,200 public facilities, including hotels and bathhouses, to assess their sanitary conditions.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2023
He could make out the shells of temples and bathhouses, a half-buried amphitheater, and empty pedestals that must have once held statues.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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