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- noun Plural form of
sex . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
sex .
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Examples
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There, even mixing of the sexes is also not welcome.
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Challenging this inequity between the sexes is the purpose of my work.
Archive 2007-03-01 2007
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Challenging this inequity between the sexes is the purpose of my work.
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I'm sorry about resorting to crude language, but the battle against the battle of the sexes is intense.
Kate Fridkis: Not Every Man Wants to Have Sex With Every Woman Kate Fridkis 2010
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I think what concerns me vis-à-vis the "battle of the sexes" is more a societal shift toward these rigid gender roles.
A Conversation with Libba Bray about A Great and Terrible Beauty 2010
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I agree we need a change, I just don't think reigniting war between the sexes is productive.
Kicking The Dog SVGL 2009
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As a feminist I get told that we're post-feminist, the battle of the sexes is over and it's our boys who need a revolution.
Archive 2009-10-01 2009
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As a feminist I get told that we're post-feminist, the battle of the sexes is over and it's our boys who need a revolution.
Gender Trouble Week 2009
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The researcher also points out that using female bodies to illustrate body parts that are identical in both sexes is a recent development.
Women in Science Roundup: November 15 Peggy 2008
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As for efforts to encourage women, the New York Times reported in 1881, The question of equality of the sexes is one that does not naturally disturb such a woman.
Archive 2008-06-01 Peggy 2008
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