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

But after the death of one of the beavers last summer, conservationists continue to search for signs of his mate.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 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

Last week she chose as her running mate center-left presidential candidate Juan Daniel Oviedo, who finished second in the primary with more than 1.2 million votes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Glimmer looked at her mate and said, “No, Brightbill, you’re needed here, at home.”

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown