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women

American  
[wim-in] / ˈwɪm ɪn /

noun

  1. the plural of woman.


women British  
/ ˈwɪmɪn /

noun

  1. the plural of woman

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Nearly half of working women in Germany work only part-time, compared with about one-fourth on average for Europe as a whole.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Forty-three firefighters knocked down the fire in just under 20 minutes, with firefighters pulling both women out of the home in the process, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

She set up the social enterprise with four other women from the city, who all met while working at Wrexham University - Sian Edwards, Bev Jepson, Amber Percy and Jayne Rowe.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Russian women say the idea of "therapising" them into having children is coercive, cruel and unworkable, and will do little to reverse declining birth rates -- currently at their lowest in 200 years.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

I ask one of the women passing out papers.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse