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male

[meyl] / meɪl /
ADJECTIVE
masculine, manly
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Heartstopper Forever follows the young male couple as they prepare for a huge relationship test - going long distance as Nick heads off to university and Charlie stays behind to finish his school exams.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

“Contender,” the 1,700-pound male shark headed for Cape Cod.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

The women were joined by male university students sporting tattoos and T-shirts, Western attire frowned upon by the regime.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

As an “inflorescence” — a plant structure containing hundreds of male and female flowers at the base — the plant usually staggers its bloom to avoid self-pollination.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

She was not accustomed to receiving compliments of this sort, especially from persons of the male persuasion.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

Then, the males wriggle up and twist and wrap around them.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

More generally, female dispersal and the tendency for males to remain in their natal group also constitute a predominant pattern among the great apes.

From Science Daily Jul. 7, 2026

For the first time, the court repeatedly referred to the plaintiffs as “biological males who identify as female.”

From Slate Jul. 7, 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

The other young males kept bothering Mushie, and like rowdy teens they engaged in some good-natured jostling, ending in all- out wrestling.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer




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