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male

[mayl] / meɪl /
ADJECTIVE
masculine, manly
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The study included only male mice, examined a single type of fat deposit, and focused specifically on genes, proteins, and molecular signals associated with fat breakdown.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

The show also became a platform for young, male talent that came to be known as the “manosphere.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

And sports bettors tend to skew male, although more women are getting into the game, according to Morgan Stanley research.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Earlier this year, a report by the Sutton Trust found cricket to be one of the most elitist jobs in the country, with 59% of male professionals and 50% of women privately educated.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

France appeared on the knee of the eldest male child on the death of each father.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness

He loved the rudimentary males he found embedded in the females of one particular species—precisely the kind of weird transitional form his theory of evolution would depend upon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

“When it came to males, he could be a little, well, aggressive,” Gina Davis, a Pasadena schoolteacher, said in a phone interview.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

She said the males eventually left her and she eventually got up and left the car park.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The largest males can weigh more than 540kg.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Much to his unhappiness, thirteen of his children were girls, leaving my uncle and his precious son, Usman, the child of his first wife, as the only males in the household.

From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince




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