circumcision
noun
Examples of circumcision in a Sentence
Brian Lowry, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024
What remained were quirky relics, like a black-and-white photograph of my dad as a little boy, wearing a fez after his circumcision ceremony.
—Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2023
Is a Pink concert the right place for a protest regarding circumcision?
—Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023
When the topic of circumcision came up, Kalani suggested Asuelu share his own story.
—Kelly Martinez, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2023
Efforts in several countries to ban the slaughter of animals for meat without stunning — a key factor in European efforts to curtail kosher slaughter — and non-medical male circumcision emerged for the first time as one of the top three greatest threats facing Jewish communities.
—Cnaan Liphshiz, sun-sentinel.com, 22 Nov. 2021
According to its website, St. Julian is part of a health care group called Premier Women's OBGYN with two locations offering circumcisions, infertility treatment and other services in addition to low- and high-risk obstetric care.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2023
Born in Guinea, she was forced into exile as a child, underwent a female circumcision at nine years old, and was married and had a child at 17.
—Barry Samaha, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Aug. 2023
This major biennial gathering of scientists will also hear noteworthy presentations regarding post-treatment control of HIV in infant boys, circumcision’s impact on HIV risk in gay men, and the relationship between HIV and mpox (formerly known as monkeypox).
—Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 19 July 2023
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12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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