female

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The number of packs that were deemed breeding pairs — meaning they contained at least one adult male, an adult female and two pups — declined from five in 2024 to three in 2025.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

The female employee’s legal team said the accusations are false and that she and the ex-employee never had a romantic or sexual relationship.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

There has never been a mainstay, major female promoter in MMA or boxing.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Ms. Tatar speaks of the female spider’s habit of killing and consuming her mate, taking in his fluids as nourishment for laying hundreds of eggs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

She also used to be an astronaut, one of the few female African American ones.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein