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gender

[jen-der] / ˈdʒɛn dər /
NOUN
grammatical rules applying to nouns that connote sex or animateness
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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

A female survivor will not necessarily prefer a female officer, and gender alone does not make someone a competent interviewer, although evidence suggests that it does help.

From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026

She attributes some of the gender divide to the fact that the two demographics are often presented with different informational realities, though it is difficult to quantify.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

He said he was demanding the creation of a "dedicated protocol department" and the implementation of a new set of measures and training programs to promote gender equality.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

Each panda has its own scent—and that varies by gender and changes with age.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh

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

This petition asks the Obama administration to legally recognize genders outside of the male-female binary, and provide an option for these genders on all legal documents and records.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater



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