female

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It is often known as male or female pattern hair loss, and it usually develops gradually as hair follicles shrink over time.

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026

A female screwworm fly can lay 200 to 300 eggs at a time and may lay up to 3,000 eggs during her 10 to 30-day lifespan.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

In a University of Nevada, Las Vegas, oral-history interview, Duncan described popping into the Department of Housing and Urban Development one day and finding a room full of female bureaucrats, instead of men.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Where the former implemented carefully considered, brief glimpses of its female lead to shade her character’s textures, “Obsession” stops caring about Nikki the moment her silhouette is completed.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

Among the sun-dappled flowers stood Brightbill and a female goose.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown