male
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Police Scotland said the 44-year-old male driver of the car was arrested in connection with the incident and inquiries are ongoing.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
“That is, they’re going to cliffs, they’re going to large trees, they’re flying over other eagle territories, and they’re looking for vacancies: ‘Does this male down below have a female with it?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
How about, as his mother suggests, his lack of male companionship because his brothers died so young?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Researchers have now identified more than 1,000 genetic switches that behave differently in female and male immune cells.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
It was their male followers who typically promoted the spirit cause.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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“When the males interact with each other, you hear the thump thump thump of their paws.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
The drug successfully reduced appetite in both control males and OPA1-deficient males.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
They’re also huge — females can exceed 800 pounds and males 1,500 or more — with pointy horns and protective instincts, especially around the young.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Instead of trying to suppress mosquito numbers, his approach releases both males and females carrying the same strain, so their eggs hatch normally but the bacteria spreads through the population.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Rumpy might be a miserable specimen compared to the other males, but he was still a large animal with lethal-looking fangs.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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