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male

[meyl] / meɪl /
ADJECTIVE
masculine, manly
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Roughly two-thirds of podcast hosts are male, according to research on 592 shows by the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Addiewell, the only privately run jail in Scotland, can hold just short of 800 prisoners and accommodates convicted adult male prisoners and men on remand.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

The senior from Bullis School in Maryland gained worldwide fame as a 16-year-old in 2024 when he became the youngest male U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

A 2022 color additive petition filed by two dozen food safety and health advocates found that Red Dye No. 3 caused cancer in laboratory male rats exposed to high levels of the dye.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

She even went so far as to use a male name, Volodka, as her nickname in the 437th Regiment, where most of the other pilots were male.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein