The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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It influences the sex balance of a clutch of eggs: cooler than average temperatures result primarily in males, warmer than average in females, and normal temperatures in a clutch roughly split between the two.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
I’m trying to think of what Black females I’ve seen do Vegas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
"In females, there are more obvious signs but in males it can go under the radar a little bit and then it hits you by a really serious injury," he says.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
When researchers examined wounds on the animals' backs, they found that wounds closed substantially faster in females, particularly during the first few days after injury.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
He talked about how to tell if there’s oil underneath a cotton field and I talked about how the receptionist and I were the only females working for the paper.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
