female

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She started speaking out on the need for penal reform, with a particular focus on vulnerable women who end up in prison; Thailand has one of the world's highest numbers of female inmates.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

The female flies only mate once, so sterilized males help suppress the population.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

She is also the female artist with the most songs ever to reach the top 10 list compiled by Billboard, the leading US music magazine.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The female screwworm fly lays its larvae in a wound or an opening of an animal.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

From our much more broadminded twenty-first-century North American viewpoint, it’s important to remember that identifying yourself as male or female doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with your sexual orientation.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein