as in violation
the act of forcing a person to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse
Yeats' poem about the ravishment of Leda by Zeus in the guise of a swan
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Another 24 teens were cited for curfew violations, police said.—
Lauren Victory,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026 -
Origen was not allowed to open after an eighth visit on March 21 found three violations (one high-priority), or after a ninth inspection on March 24 found three violations (one high-priority) and a 10th visit also found three violations (one high-priority) on March 25.—
Kari Barnett,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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He was booked on one count of rape by force, one count of forcible oral copulation, one count of robbery, one count of extortion and one count of battery and remains behind bars in lieu of $600,000 bail, police said.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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She was granted three emergency protective orders and sought medical attention for injuries sustained during a rape and multiple beatings.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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Both suspects have been booked on multiple charges, including homicide, assault with a firearm, felon in possession of a firearm, felon in possession of ammunition and carrying a loaded firearm.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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In June 2025, trials aboard Turkey’s amphibious assault ship TCG Anadolu, a Bayraktar TB3 unmanned combat aerial vehicle launched from the ship, took control of the PİRANA via datalink, and guided it to its target.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Ravishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ravishment. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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