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gender

[jen-der] / ˈdʒɛn dər /
NOUN
grammatical rules applying to nouns that connote sex or animateness
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Yousef, whose community strongly promotes gender equality, said she also wants to work on "defending women's rights and enshrining them in the country's constitution".

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

A person's dementia risk is shaped partly by factors that cannot be altered, including age, gender and genetics.

From Science Daily Aug. 6, 2026

However, both these figures represented a small closing of the gender gap.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

The chapters alternate between Aubrey’s and Lindsey’s narrations and their voices are so similar that it is easy to mix them up; also, the androgynous character names raise the possibility of gender confusion.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

That spring, Sasha wrote a piece for the Maybeck school zine, The Pineapple, about their exploration of gender.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

He declined to elaborate on their relationship, but encouraged everyone to kiss their pals, of all genders, with the vigor of an artist who is finally, truly, free.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

The Home Office has already carried out testing on images of people across different ethnicities and genders, including those that make up the asylum-seeking population, already in its operational system.

From BBC May 28, 2026

He didn’t cite examples, but one is the claim that there are 72 genders.

From The Wall Street Journal May 27, 2026

And while millennial women are Holden’s core audience, she said that the “Rich Old Lady” is an avatar for financial independence that applies to all ages and genders.

From MarketWatch Jan. 13, 2026

Switching Leah’s and Nick’s genders is like the pinnacle of Dad-humor.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli



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