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masculinity

[mas-kyuh-lin-i-tee] / ˌmæs kjəˈlɪn ɪ ti /
NOUN
manliness
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They’re doing things that would’ve given Don Draper heart palpitations—laundry, bath time, their daughters’ hair—while espousing fairly traditional views on religion, discipline and masculinity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

Named after the antidepressant medication, the song tackles mental health and masculinity.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

"In the US, presidential elections have always been masculinity contests," Dan Cassino, a professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University, told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

“We would get together and have these very long conversations,” says director Rebecca Miller, who interviewed American cinema’s great poet of tortured masculinity over five years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Somehow the hunting process has to do with masculinity, but I don’t quite know how.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck




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