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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

Earlier concerns about Rao’s record came primarily from Democrats and civil rights groups and centered on controversial columns she wrote as a student at Yale in the 1990s on topics including date rape and feminism.

From Washington Post Feb. 28, 2019

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

From Slate Feb. 5, 2019

Two bartenders in Washington, D.C., have teamed up to create the prototype for a product meant to combat date rape called the “DrinkLock.”

From Washington Times Sep. 22, 2014




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