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sexual

[sek-shoo-uhl, seks-yoo-] / ˈsɛk ʃu əl, ˈsɛks yu- /


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Swalwell said he never behaved inappropriately with female staff members or had a sexual relationship with a staff member or an intern.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Online marketing claims these peptides help with, among other things, weight loss, muscle-building, anti-aging, insomnia, tissue repair and sexual dysfunction.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Queer theory applies this approach to sexuality by framing sexual identity as a site of resistance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

The inquiry was established in response to recommendations made by Baroness Casey in her national audit on group-based child sexual exploitation and abuse published in June 2025.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

None of that had changed, or could be changed by anything as inconsequential as her gender, or skin color, or sexual orientation.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline