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ravishments

noun

plural of ravishment

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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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Meanwhile, drone debris and airspace violations in Moldova and Romania highlight widening risks for Europe.

— Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
However the police video footage shows officers left Saetern laying flat on his back in a spit hood and unattended for 10 minutes— clear violations of national policies regarding those tools, a police expert said.

— Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026

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