females
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She thinks the rise in autism diagnoses is driven by a "late-diagnosed group, mainly females".
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The findings, published in The American Journal of Human Genetics, provide further evidence that diseases can develop and appear differently in males and females.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
“When six alpha females get together there’s bound to be drama, but we never go to bed angry,” says Rachel Castaldi, a part-time preschool teacher in Princeton, N.J.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
The mystery affliction has killed at least 19 pachyderms, mostly females or young males, since June in Kenya -- with all of the animals exhibiting identical symptoms, including partial paralysis.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
In fact, the big males sometimes go out looking for such females and try to take them back into their own territory.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
