former student

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A former student says he ran middle distances, cross-country, and acted a role model for younger runners until he graduated in 2013.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Sildak identified the attacker as a former student at the school, born in 2007.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

And the South African knows the perfect people to help: her grandchildren, Nomali and Trevor and her former student Etienne.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

Villca Fernández, a former student leader and Maduro opponent, still remembers when he arrived at the Helicoide in 2016 after being grabbed by the feared intelligence agents in his home city of Merida.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

The alteration of the single amino acid was discovered by Vernon Ingram, a former student of Max Perutz’s.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee