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gender

noun as in grammatical rules applying to nouns that connote sex or animateness

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Public schools enroll local students regardless of academic or physical ability, race, gender or family income; private schools can selectively admit students.

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Two thirds of them also gave us data on the ages and genders of children involved - and those figures revealed that almost 80% of offences were carried out by boys, the vast majority teenagers.

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Most of the men in the clip, meanwhile, seem to represent the most unsavory examples of their gender.

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Do you think of voices in terms of a traditional gender binary?

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Still, she has no qualms about accepting the invitation of the Rock Hall, which in the last few years has significantly diversified its ranks and its leadership along race and gender lines.

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