mate
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Women’s expanded education and opportunity spread that window across three decades, which raises the odds of running out the biological clock while still looking for a suitable mate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
He only came up with the idea a couple of months ago, after chatting to a mate with whom he plays 11-a-side.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
The fly had been eradicated in the US thanks in large part by dropping millions of sterile flies to mate with wild females.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Climbing fuel prices add to the stress of seeking a potential mate and have resulted in more singles setting boundaries around how far they will go, literally, to find love.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
A lifeboat had been lowered into the sea, and the first mate was getting ready to climb down, accompanied by a man the boy recognized as the ship’s cook.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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