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gender

[jen-der] / ˈdʒɛn dər /
NOUN
grammatical rules applying to nouns that connote sex or animateness
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Among them were refugees granted protection in the US based on the likelihood they would be persecuted back home because of their orientation or gender identity.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

“Brazil is a society marked by profound inequalities—economic, racial and gender inequalities, among others,” said Cortez.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Police initially declined to share details about the victim beyond his age and gender to The Times on Thursday night.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

When possible, survivors should be able to request an officer or investigator of a particular gender.

From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026

Now, as Sasha explained that they also were questioning their gender, Andrew felt a rush of relief, similar to the one he’d felt when he came out to Sasha.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

Gender-responsive policing recognizes that people of different genders can experience crime, victimization, and interactions with law enforcement differently.

From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026

If the genders were reversed and your husband was the one with $8 million saved for retirement and had sold a business, the public and private perception of your relationship would likely be quite different.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Refering to its current beauty therapy provision, it said it was "delivered by practising beauty therapists and includes training on ethical practice, personal safety and clear professional boundaries when working with clients of all genders".

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

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

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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