sex
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Of the casualties, 302 - the most of any age and sex category - were males aged 10-19.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
She also employs and supports a community of lepers and former sex workers who society would have otherwise cast aside.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
When they examined the MRI data by sex, most of the brain changes associated with television viewing and sitting at work appeared in men.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
County officials said they weren’t able to identify the raptor and that even confirming the sex of a bald eagle is no easy feat, given they have no external genitalia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Before my conception, she had agreed to my father’s outlandish plan to determine my sex.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
No one disputes that there are physical differences between the sexes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
That affects both sexes, he added, but said there were "particular issues for boys".
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
The study also found similar treatment responses across both sexes, something researchers say is relatively uncommon in biomedical studies.
From Science Daily ● May 26, 2026
Every war, every battle of the sexes, every disagreement, all produce new casualties in a big, cosmic contest we’re all forced to participate in.
From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2026
They wanted to promote equality between the sexes by granting women property rights, access to education, opportunities for employment, and, most importantly, by giving them the right to vote.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
The space and resources dedicated to roosters at animal sanctuaries are often devoted to backyard chickens that were improperly sexed.
From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2023
"Lyra is coping well with first-time motherhood and the pup, who's yet to be sexed, also appears healthy and alert," Mr Brown said.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2022
Last year, a paper published in Scientific Reports showed that, contrary to prior understanding, softshell turtles possess sex chromosomes, which means that they can be sexed using DNA analysis.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 24, 2018
A series of swift, scientific maneuvers followed: The researchers measured, sexed and appraised the animal.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2017
Alternation of generations: where a species that occurs in both sexes periodically produces only parthenogenetic females; the latter, in turn, producing the sexed form; occurs in Cynipidae and some Homoptera: see heterogeny.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
Late last year, the group announced three finalists in a multimillion dollar prize to develop in-ovo sexing technology that is highly accurate and can be used at a commercial scale.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 31, 2024
Short of that, though, other non-invasive egg sexing technologies have also been developed in Europe.
From Salon ● Mar. 18, 2021
That might in part be because of more accurate ways of sexing skeletons.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2018
Turtle sexing is key for research purposes, and also for conservationists who are trying to pair mates.
From The Verge ● Jul. 29, 2017
Having discussed with my neighbour in the country the difficulty of sexing her ducklings, I now know, as Donne surely did, that sexing can be far from straightforward.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
