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mate

[mayt] / meɪt /




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Earlier that morning, Axios co-founder Jim VandeHei published a flattering bulletin placing Schmitt atop the speculative short list to be Vice President JD Vance’s 2028 running mate, quoting admirers of the senator.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

He’s a partial owner of the canned yerba mate brand Mateina, but he “loves it without bias.”

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026

He had angered viewers by declaring his love for all three of the finalists and left the show without a mate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Beavers usually live in small family groups centred around an adult pair who then typically mate for life.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

But for now, she stayed loyal to her mate.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

Behind the crosshatched front grille lives a well-tempered, turbocharged 3.5-liter V6, mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission and permanent all-wheel drive, including a digitally controlled limited-slip differential.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026

However, “beyond that there are vague fears that the AI providers would either be directly competitive or be mated with other solutions to imitate Palantir.”

From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026

After losing their clutch, the eagles brought sticks, fluff and prey to the nest, and mated — all signs new eggs might come.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026

Now eight-weeks-old, the household's numerous new arrivals – dubbed Irish Doodles because their mother was mated with a poodle – are believed to be the biggest litter that crossbreed has seen in the UK.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026

One of these changed into a cow, the other a bull, and they mated, then changed again to a mare and stallion, and so on, down to the ants, and thus the earth was populated.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

Wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation is hoping 2026 could be a “bumper summer of butterflies” because warm, dry days mean uninterrupted foraging, mating and egg-laying.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

Their pleasant mating call, Mr. de Greef writes, sounds like “a distant ferryboat whistle.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Sally Wadsworth, chair of Benfield Wildlife and Conservation Group, says some areas of grass are kept longer so that the females can crawl up the stalks for mating.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

They don't bite humans, and the bacteria they carry prevents any eggs produced after mating from hatching.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

I don’t think mating and infatuation and friendships and closeness would occur if our faces didn’t work that way.”

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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