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The participants had an average age of 44, and 70% were female.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
She moved to the Senate in 2001 and became the first female majority leader.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
"As the first female player to win the gold medal I don't think gender is something that should define us or be used as a benchmark," she said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
O'Hagan's spoke on female strength and conditioning and the impact of the menstrual cycle on athletic performance, while McCool focused on breast and cervical cancer awareness.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Lera Khomyakova had become the first female pilot in history to shoot down an enemy aircraft at night.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
Researchers also observed higher levels of 'Firmicutes' bacteria, a broad group of microbes that has previously been associated with positive emotions in females.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
"When I joined more than 30 years ago, there were no females in the senior management team at all, but today 50% of our senior leadership team are female."
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Three days after the Sept. 11 attacks, I walked into my office at an Episcopalian refugee resettlement organization in New Haven, Conn. There sat five females colleagues with their heads covered in hijabs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
"Interestingly, one of the females has come back into the enclosure to lay some eggs, which is incredibly encouraging," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Explained the system of labelling—a T for the males, a circle for the females and for those who were destined to become ffeemartins a question mark, black on a white ground.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
