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gender

[jen-der] / ˈdʒɛn dər /
NOUN
grammatical rules applying to nouns that connote sex or animateness
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In every demographic, whether cut by gender, race, age, education or region, voters shifted to the left compared to 2024, in most cases by double digits, according to New York Times data.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

How much you receive depends on your investment, the interest rate and the payment schedule, as well as your age, your gender and whether the contract is a joint-and-survivor annuity.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

UnidosUS’ survey found significant gender gaps between Latino men and women.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

It wanted the GP to take over prescribing testosterone to a vulnerable 18-year-old female, who was distressed about her gender.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Most of us see gender and sexuality and romance as one big interconnected tangle of feelings—this is who I am, this is who I’m attracted to, this is who I love.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

Videos show people at the new “picture palaces,” where genders and classes mingle and comic clashes ensue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Gender-responsive policing recognizes that people of different genders can experience crime, victimization, and interactions with law enforcement differently.

From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026

It shows large increases for both genders, with men continuing to be the more likely group to be residing in their parents’ homes.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 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 only children whose genders she hadn’t divined were her own, because it was bad luck for a mother to plumb the mysteries of her own womb.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides


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