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male

[mayl] / meɪl /
ADJECTIVE
masculine, manly
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The nation also elected several historic firsts, including the first Muslim senator, the first openly gay male senator and the first Black female governor, in spite of Republican campaign attacks around identity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Against the backdrop of an unpopular war in Iran, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on July 15, 2026, that the Pentagon would begin testing male service members 30 and older for low testosterone.

From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2026

Blood pressure measurements also showed encouraging changes, especially among male participants.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

She said there was a "male shouting from the front of the train" who was "playing spooky Halloween music on his phone".

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

For over a year, the male French pilots of the Normandie-Niemen Regiment, flying dangerous Soviet Yaks, frequently served as fighter escorts for the women of the 125th Guards in their powerful Pe-2 dive-bombers.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

Female mice heal skin wounds faster than males, and scientists have uncovered a surprising biological difference that may help explain why.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

The BBC understands a row with other males had taken place beforehand.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

As healing progressed, the difference between males and females gradually became smaller.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

“When it came to males, he could be a little, well, aggressive,” Gina Davis, a Pasadena schoolteacher, told The Times in a previous interview.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

While one’s first association to African antelope is “vast dense herds spreading across the horizon,” in fact the males of those herds space themselves into territories and fight fiercely with each other when breeding.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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