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gender

[jen-der] / ˈdʒɛn dər /
NOUN
grammatical rules applying to nouns that connote sex or animateness
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It comes after the DRA completed a review of its Trans and Gender Diverse Policy, which began in 2025.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Gender plays a role in magic numbers, says Beverley Fehr, an author and psychologist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Gender justice group Ultraviolet has mounted a campaign to pressure Apple and Google to remove X from their respective app stores on the grounds that X violates their child sexual abuse guidelines.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

Gender and emotional influences, including stress and mood fluctuations, added additional layers to the complexity of these behaviors.

From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2025

Gender and race are not irrelevant considerations when it comes to heart problems; blacks have a different overall risk profile than whites, and women tend to have heart attacks much later in life than men.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell



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