classmate

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My own high-school senior, hearing I was writing about looksmaxxing, started rambling on about a classmate who spent days ranking boys in their school as low-, mid- and high-tier normies based on their facial features.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

And they learned that Yasser Lopez, a classmate, had been stopped in a car with three friends on the way to a soccer game and taken into custody.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026

Rather, I’d say scrolling the subreddit is like auditing a university science course where the professor prioritizes discussion, and every classmate is, for once, eager to put their hand in the air.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

"A lot of people would talk about it - it was not taboo," Sandra Symon, a high school classmate of Heuermann told the BBC.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

As the months went by I remained uninterested, if not downright sickened, by my study of biology; my grades were poor; I was held in contempt by teacher and classmate alike.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt