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Noun
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The suit contends the order that states that the federal government will recognize only two sexes, male and female, and which calls on the Pentagon to formulate a policy that would target transgender service members is unconstitutional.—
Rebecca Falconer,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025 -
Supporters of the legislation came to the Thursday hearing with a plethora of arguments -- including concerns about religious freedoms, privacy in public accommodations and the belief that there are only two sexes.—
Kiara Alfonseca,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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American society and our relations with other societies are driven by the competition/conflict choice.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2025
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Insiders describe relations between her and brother Santo as tense and combative.—
Mattia Dognini,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Jan. 2025
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Adding to these racial fetish undertones is a Black family servant whose coitus with Lucy’s soon-to-be sister-in-law (a white woman with box braids) is also constantly on display, leaving her to pleasure herself when he’s called away.—
Nicholas Bell,
SPIN,
31 July 2024
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On occasion, the coitus took place at the volunteers’ homes.—
Gretchen Reynolds,
Anchorage Daily News,
16 Feb. 2023
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In October 2024, Marshall pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting, counseling or procuring intercourse with an animal; three counts of possession of an extreme pornographic image; and seven counts of making indecent photographs of children.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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Once the period was over, the couples could have intercourse, after which the team collected and sequenced a new batch of genital microbiome samples.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
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And studio executives really are the inflection point between the show and the business and between art and commerce.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
7 Mar. 2025
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Embassies house officers from the military, intelligence, law enforcement, health, commerce, trade, treasury and other agencies, all of whom monitor developments in the host nation and work with local officials to counter everything from terrorism to infectious disease to collapsing currencies.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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Despite current shifts in cultural trends, Jean doesn’t think sexuality and romance are going away.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN,
9 Mar. 2025
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Kara Walker, an artist known for silhouette figures that investigate race, gender, sexuality, and violence, creates powerful works that challenge the complexity of American history.—
Zaneilia Harris,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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