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gender

[jen-der] / ˈdʒɛn dər /
NOUN
grammatical rules applying to nouns that connote sex or animateness
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Under the country's Sex Discrimination Act, it is illegal for providers of goods or services to discriminate against another person on the ground of a person's gender identity.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

But these influencers are often dismissed as frivolous, Latifi says — and the gender breakdown has a lot to do with it.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Facing opposition from her family over her gender identity, she left home and built a life within the transgender community.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

They worked to exclude religious schools anyway by forbidding participants from discriminating based on religion, sexual orientation or gender identity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Sex-role associations of music instruments and occupations by gender and major.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin



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