female

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Lori Inglis Hall’s novel follows twins into World War II peril, while Mieko Kawakami’s group of female friends work to get by in modern Japan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The way I wrote it, I had her crouching over the pitcher and Anna Moench, as the main female writer on the show, was like, “Sonny, I don’t think you know this works.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Wales said farewell to the player who is widely regarded as their finest female footballer when Fishlock retired from international duty last October.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

We learn during the film that at least some have lost weight during the intervention, which would enhance both male and female fertility.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

All looked some form of female, and all had the same vivid, earth-rich, ever-growing look to them: rare and bold and wild.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell