mates

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I’m assuming that you know all of your trip mates, and their strengths, pretty well.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

This jibes with the challenge hypothesis, which says, in multiple species, testosterone levels rise when males battle for attention from potential mates and go down when it’s time to take care of the young.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Researchers thought this social structure could give females access to many different potential mates over time.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

Written by Mr. Carney and Peter McDonald, who also contributes a funny supporting turn as one of Rick’s band mates, it stumbles into a bog of bitterness, quarreling and unseemly behavior.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Or, more likely, did they say that race didn’t matter because they wanted to come across—especially to potential mates of their own race—as open-minded?

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt