alumnus
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham, a Cambridge alumnus, has called Arday's death "a tragedy on so many levels".
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
“It will be a time for Brett to expand his skill set,” said Brian Adams, another BLS alumnus who once supervised him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
As “Love Island” alumnus Rob Rausch frequently reminded us and himself, whatever deceptions he committed were all part of playing a game.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
"The new finds of Homo teeth from 2.6 -- 2.8 million year old sediments -- reported in this paper -- confirms the antiquity of our lineage," said Brian Villmoare, lead author and ASU alumnus.
From Science Daily ● May 16, 2026
For example, Bennett paid a visit to Montgomery, Alabama, for lunch with Julian L. McPhillips Jr., a wealthy Princeton alumnus and the managing partner of a local law firm.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
Other famous alumni include Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie and Kim Kardashian—all of whom became poster children for a later era of L.A. wealth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Most of Gen. Munir’s predecessors were alumni of the prestigious Pakistan Military Academy near Abbottabad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Baseball alumni all wore shirts that said “Legacy of Greatness … Five Rings, One Legacy.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
It counts many prominent Thai figures among its alumni, from diplomats and athletes to several prime ministers.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
The business community and a good number of alumni very much wanted to see the young Beck stroking the Washington varsity now.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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