harem

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Codde said the behavior was unusual not only because the bull elephant seal took an active interest in the pup but because he left his harem of female elephant seals unprotected, SF Gate reported.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 4, 2024

He also became the first Mughal ruler to order the seclusion of all Mughal women in a walled harem.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2024

As the show progresses, I believe my daughter and her friends will see that "The Golden Bachelor" isn't some primetime trauma dump, any more than it's just some gimmicky harem house but with senior citizens.

From Salon • Oct. 16, 2023

Then it’s right back to knights in white satin and the realization that men’s gauze harem pants were once an instrument of liberation.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2023

I’m not sure what a harem is, so I know the compound can’t be that.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez