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"He brings in the female demographic because he is so sexy - but he appeals to men. He's an honest, good, authentic, down-to-earth type of individual. So you don't really get affronted by him."
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
While the San Dimas rescue personnel sometimes used “she” to refer to the eagle, they clarified it could be male or female.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
In his preface, Mr. Laqueur tells us that although his mother always had a dog, it wasn’t until his early 40s that he himself loved one—the female boxer Curious.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
There have been eight female emperors on the Chrysanthemum Throne in Japan's imperial family, whose divine status was renounced after World War II.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
There are typically only two reasons why a female panda would stop the bamboo eat-a-thon: if she were giving birth or tending to her new cub.
From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh
It occurs more often in males than females, and the median age at diagnosis is 64.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
First, the females bury themselves halfway in the sand with only their heads sticking out and lay their eggs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Researchers collected 20 bracken stems bearing scars left by females as they deposited eggs inside the plant tissue.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
An overwhelming majority of applicants were young, with eight out of 10 younger than 45 years old, while 57 percent of the total were males against 43 percent for females.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
Fall’s a great time for catching crabs before the females head south and the males burrow into the mud.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
