drunk driving
noun
variants
or drunken driving
chiefly US
: the act of driving a vehicle while drunk
He was arrested for drunk driving.
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Young-kyu, who was found south of Seoul in the city of Yongin, had recently been the subject of scandal when he was caught in a drunk driving incident in the same city in June, Deadline and Variety reported.
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
The study was based on an analysis of fatal drunk driving crashes that occurred from 2018 – 2022 and the factors that may have contributed to them.
—Tanya Mohn, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Across the state, 210 people were arrested by troopers for drunk driving.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 8 July 2025
Christopher Dale, a former Elkhart resident who told IndyStar that officers, including Ambrose, beat him after a drunk driving arrest.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 4 July 2025
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
The study was based on an analysis of fatal drunk driving crashes that occurred from 2018 – 2022 and the factors that may have contributed to them.
—Tanya Mohn, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Across the state, 210 people were arrested by troopers for drunk driving.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 8 July 2025
Christopher Dale, a former Elkhart resident who told IndyStar that officers, including Ambrose, beat him after a drunk driving arrest.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 4 July 2025
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“Drunk driving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drunk%20driving. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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