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having sex

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present participle of have sex

as in sleeping

to engage in sexual intercourse They decided they wouldn't have sex until they were both ready.

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doing it

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His team is still generating preclinical data to justify doing it for the advanced maternal age group.

— Megan Molteni, STAT, 3 Nov. 2026
The men, with Braylon Mullins scoring 20 points in 25 minutes, looking rather good doing it, and other pieces falling into place left Hurley only with the usual things a coach carps on after early season games like this.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026

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