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Noun
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President Trump signed an executive order just hours after his return to office in January recognizing male and female as the only two sexes and directing federal agencies to cease promotion of the concept of gender transition.—
Elizabeth Crisp,
The Hill,
2 June 2025 -
In an executive order signed in January, President Trump used a narrow definition of the sexes instead of a broader conception of gender.—
Michael Casey,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 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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Paul, upon learning of their coitus, does not take it well.—
Esther Zuckerman,
IndieWire,
19 May 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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Lennon, angry about Richard Nixon’s re-election and under the influence, began canoodling with a female guest and went off into the next room to engage in noisy intercourse.—
Kim Willis,
USA TODAY,
25 Mar. 2025
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In that incident, Haley said Weinstein unexpectedly asked to meet her in his hotel room and began having unwanted intercourse with her.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2025
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The analyst projected a $50 billion gross merchandise value, or GMV, opportunity for agentic commerce by 2030, with roughly 30% growth annually between now and then.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
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Best Shake Alternative: Chobani Complete Protein Mixed Berry Vanilla Yogurt Drink SELF’s commerce writer, Jessica Kasparian, was pleasantly surprised by how tasty this Greek yogurt drink was.—
Sara Coughlin,
SELF,
6 June 2025
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Sabrina Carpenter isn’t here for any criticism of embracing her sexuality in her discography.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2025
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Judy Blume’s early texts were challenged for prying open more adult themes for teenagers yet simultaneously became relished by many young women who sought out guidance for ways of learning more about their sexuality.—
Malik Peay,
Essence,
12 June 2025
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“Safe sex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/safe%20sex. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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