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The executive order comes after Trump signed separate orders declaring that the federal government recognizes only two sexes, male and female, and barring transgender people from serving openly in the military.—
Brooke Migdon,
The Hill,
29 Jan. 2025 -
And this makes sense because monogamy is a potent equalizer between the sexes.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 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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This is true to the moment onscreen: The intercourse itself lasts about 10 seconds.—
Esther Zuckerman,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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People who are trying to get pregnant should aim to have vaginal intercourse every two to three days around and during the female's ovulation time.—
Matthew Wosnitzer,
Verywell Health,
2 Jan. 2025
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Her team filed a six-month extension twice and submitted proof of commerce use in February 2024.—
Bryan West,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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Raising prices Trade groups, academics and even the chief of the World Trade Organization warn that trade wars spurred by Trump's tariffs could slow global commerce and raise prices for consumers.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2025
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Fact check: No proof of State Department message telling TikTok users to delete the app Musk and Trump have been outspoken about gender and sexuality.—
Katie Smith,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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With amateur styling and models almost certainly cast from the streets of New York, Latino Fan Club existed to celebrate raw sexuality at a time when AIDS had largely sent Eros underground.—
Guy Trebay,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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