female

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Male patients tended to preserve fat-free mass more effectively over the long term compared to female patients.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

More than half of Neo’s capital has backed companies with a female or underrepresented minority co-founder, according to the firm’s data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Traci now employs all four of her daughters as her main team, aided by six part-time female staff.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

The former Paris Review editor discusses why being 40 in the 2020s feels more uncertain than ever and how her new novel explores the “infrastructure” of female friendship.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Two officers, one male, one female, were strolling the aisle between the benches while the prisoners bent to their tasks.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom