former student
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It also cited unidentified sources as saying the attacker was an 18-year-old former student of the school.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Peter Douthwaite, headteacher at George Stephenson High School, where Turnbull had previously been a pupil, said she was a "much-loved former student" who "lived a life of service".
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
Min Zin is a former student activist and journalist from Myanmar who co-founded the Institute for Strategy and Policy Myanmar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
In January, Blanck got a lifeline: a $50,000 grant from Build Back Pali, a nonprofit started by three teenage boys — including a former student — to help small businesses return to the community.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
Charlotte was married to Robert Serber, the physicist and former student who’d become Oppenheimer’s right-hand man the year before.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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