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Noun
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These sexes are not changeable and are grounded in fundamental and incontrovertible reality.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025 -
In January, President Donald Trump signed an executive order saying the U.S. would recognize only two sexes, male and female.—
Deon J. Hampton,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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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The concerns over trade relations stem from a history of tariffs, sanctions, and disputes that have strained the ties between the world's two largest economies.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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Villanueva, his instincts honed by his decades of service as a lawman, intuits that the only way a human being can reasonably incur a rug burn is via high-friction hotel room coitus with a 250-pound man.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 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
Noun
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In the recent study, three of the couples reported using condoms during intercourse, and their sexome analysis still revealed that the microbial transfer was not completely blocked.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
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Fertility awareness methods: Natural family planning techniques involve tracking the menstrual cycle to avoid intercourse during fertile days.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Social commerce is surging, with platforms like TikTok Shop and Instagram Checkout redefining how consumers discover and purchase products.—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Glamour’s senior commerce editor Jenifer Calle like to apply this ointment on her hands and lips.—
Mary Honkus,
Glamour,
15 Mar. 2025
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That’s a stark contrast, though, to Ramsey’s feelings about their gender and sexuality as a public figure.—
James Factora,
Them,
19 Mar. 2025
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Who knows, maybe Frank’s exploration of gender and sexuality, and his struggles with celibacy in the wake of those, will somehow come into play once Frank gets to meet the man who either murdered his father or is his father.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2025
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