mate

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During graduate school, she had studied similar textures through photos and samples shared by a lab mate who focused on microbial fossils from the Early Triassic.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Carole Munro and her team mate were first to complete a Hyrox race in the 70-74 age group at the European Championships in London last weekend - and they did it in record time.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

The goal is for the altered males to mate with females, producing eggs that don’t hatch.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

Pritzker elevated Stratton to be his running mate in 2017 when she was just seven months into her first term as a state representative.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Second mate volunteered to steer and watch, and let men snatch a few hours’ sleep.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker