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orgasm

[awr-gaz-uhm] / ˈɔr gæz əm /
NOUN
climax
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I think it’s wonderful that we’ve got so many men in hetersexual relationships who value female orgasm, and giving pleasure.

From Slate Jun. 3, 2021

Much scientific research on orgasm and anorgasmia draws subtly but heavily on cultural ideas which go back to Freud rather than on modern sciences.

From The Guardian Apr. 20, 2017

Another big myth has been exposed at Dr Cindy Meston's orgasm lab at the University of Texas at Austin.

From BBC Dec. 1, 2016

Other studies have used twin registers to try to determine who gets Alzheimer's disease, why some people develop attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and what influences a woman's ability to orgasm.

From US News May 18, 2016

During this frequent operation of his genius, the placable temper of Mrs. Wieland overcame the orgasm of the German bard, merely by persisting in her admiration and her patience.

From Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions by Isaac Disraeli

By every metric that matters – standing ovations, media orgasms and, above all, Nielsen ratings – Jon Stewart’s return to “The Daily Show” is a smashing success.

From Salon Feb. 18, 2024

Here are columns by Maureen Dowd on orgasms and classical music and Ross Douthat on the Hollywood writers’ strike.

From New York Times May 21, 2023

There are more than a dozen theories about the evolution of orgasms, most proposed decades or more ago.

From Science Magazine Aug. 1, 2016

Benevolent sexism isn’t a direct cause to fewer orgasms, but rather a contributing factor — one piece of a very complicated puzzle.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2016

Comparisons between the orgasms of collective madness which accompanied the Russian welter, on the one hand, and the French Revolution, on the other, are unfruitful and often misleading.

From The Inside Story of the Peace Conference by Emile Joseph Dillon




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