mate

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During graduate school, she had studied similar textures through photos and samples shared by a lab mate who focused on microbial fossils from the Early Triassic.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

The goal is for the altered males to mate with females, producing eggs that don’t hatch.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

Pritzker elevated Stratton to be his running mate in 2017 when she was just seven months into her first term as a state representative.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

On being told there were two fatalities, Mather said "it's not as bad as I thought", to which another officer beside him said "it's pretty bad, mate".

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

We were now the only people on board other than the driver and mate.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo