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date rape

[deyt reyp] / ˈdeɪt ˌreɪp /
NOUN
the act of rape committed by an acquaintance
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Ms. would become known for spirited, frank coverage of subjects that were typically only spoken about quietly: workplace and domestic inequalities, domestic violence, homosexuality, racism, date rape.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Ms. Rao had also come under scrutiny over her views and writings on date rape and abortion.

From New York Times Mar. 13, 2019

More than a dozen people, mostly young women, lined up outside the committee room Tuesday wearing black T-shirts with quotes from Rao’s column on date rape and the message #RejectRao.

From Washington Post Feb. 5, 2019

In 1994, she wrote in a Yale student publication about date rape:

From Slate Feb. 5, 2019

A good time was had by all who heard it until some who are humor-challenged decided that “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” is really a song extolling date rape.

From Washington Times Dec. 25, 2018




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