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gender

[jen-der] / ˈdʒɛn dər /
NOUN
grammatical rules applying to nouns that connote sex or animateness
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The exhibit also approaches issues of gender, through the elaborately decorated 1511 lira da braccio, a bowed string instrument of the Renaissance.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

The third fatality was a man of unknown age found collapsed on the street, and the fourth a person of undetermined gender and age.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Rowling has since also become known for her outspoken views on the issue of gender identity.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

“For too long, our gender equity work has been siloed without a central entity responsible for coordinating and advancing this work,” Horvath said during the meeting.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

“I guarantee, right now my dad would be asking how they’re going to gender segregate the dorms.”

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

The reports include officers of all genders, but many cases involve a uniformed man stalking a civilian woman — or the people close to her.

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

For those against shorts in the office the main reason, for both genders, was the concern over body shape and body hair.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

I do not assign genders to letter writers, but I do try to address all the options available to couples.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

He didn’t cite examples, but one is the claim that there are 72 genders.

From The Wall Street Journal May 27, 2026

The only children whose genders she hadn’t divined were her own, because it was bad luck for a mother to plumb the mysteries of her own womb.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides



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