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Noun
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President Trump signed an executive order just hours after his return to office in January recognizing male and female as the only two sexes and directing federal agencies to cease promotion of the concept of gender transition.—
Elizabeth Crisp,
The Hill,
2 June 2025 -
In an executive order signed in January, President Trump used a narrow definition of the sexes instead of a broader conception of gender.—
Michael Casey,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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American society and our relations with other societies are driven by the competition/conflict choice.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2025
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Insiders describe relations between her and brother Santo as tense and combative.—
Mattia Dognini,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Jan. 2025
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Paul, upon learning of their coitus, does not take it well.—
Esther Zuckerman,
IndieWire,
19 May 2025
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Villanueva, his instincts honed by his decades of service as a lawman, intuits that the only way a human being can reasonably incur a rug burn is via high-friction hotel room coitus with a 250-pound man.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2025
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In that incident, Haley said Weinstein unexpectedly asked to meet her in his hotel room and began having unwanted intercourse with her.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2025
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For couples who are temporarily unable to engage in intercourse, there are still many ways to stay connected physically.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
24 Mar. 2025
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At first, Alaska’s commerce department formed the Newtok Planning Group to coordinate assistance for the relocation.—
Emily Schwing,
ProPublica,
29 May 2025
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Related Stories Shoppers—as well as tenants—will again flock to what has become the neighborhood’s central commerce hub, Caruso believes.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
29 May 2025
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The story is thoughtful and also takes provocative leaps: Mark envisions conversations with saints whose sexuality was erased in interpretations of the Bible.—
George Gene Gustines,
New York Times,
1 June 2025
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The state has imposed restrictions on classroom discussions of gender and sexuality, and banned access to gender-affirming healthcare for transgender minors.—
Clara-Sophia Daly,
Miami Herald,
1 June 2025
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