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How to pronounce “rape”

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Pronunciation guide for rape

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of rape with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: What happened when we tested thousands of abandoned rape kits in Detroituntested rape kits.
Definition summary: The act of forcing sex upon another person without their consent or against their will; originally coitus forced by a man on a woman, but now generally any sex act forced by any person upon another person, regardless of gender; by extension, any non-consensual sex act forced on, perpetrated by, or forced to penetrate any being. [from 15th c.]

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What happened when we tested thousands of abandoned rape kits in Detroit

untested rape kits.

[Noun]
The act of forcing sex upon another person without their consent or against their will; originally coitus forced by a man on a woman, but now generally any sex act forced by any person upon another person, regardless of gender; by extension, any non-consensual sex act forced on, perpetrated by, or forced to penetrate any being. [from 15th c.]
(slang, sometimes offensive) An experience that is pleasant for one party and unpleasant for the other, particularly when the unwilling partner's suffering is worse than necessary.
(now rare) The taking of something by force; seizure, plunder. [from early 14th c.]
(now archaic) The abduction of a woman, especially for sexual purposes. [from 15th c.]
(obsolete) That which is snatched away.
(obsolete) Movement, as in snatching; haste; hurry.
[Verb]
(chiefly transitive) To force sexual intercourse or other sexual activity upon (someone) without their consent. [from 16th c.]
(transitive, intransitive) To seize by force. (Now often with sexual overtones.) [from late 14th c.]
(transitive) To carry (someone, especially a woman) off against their will, especially for sex; to abduct. [from 15th c.]
(transitive) To plunder, to destroy or despoil. [from 17th c.]
(slang, sometimes offensive) To subject (another person) to a painful or unfair experience.