schoolmate
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The creative-writing program featured small classes composed of students serious about writing careers, recalled Scott’s schoolmate Laurent Dubois.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
A teenage boy in Malaysia is on trial for allegedly killing a female schoolmate, in a high-profile case that has sparked debate about the effects of social media on children.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
He meets his slightly older schoolmate Olympia, one of Eggers’ most beguiling creations, when she implores him to scrawl scatological bathroom graffiti on a playground structure in Old-English typography.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
“Where is Principal Dressback???” a schoolmate and friend, Karl Julian, titled a video on his YouTube channel.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2024
Its developer was Ernest Lawrence, who had shared his boyhood fascination with electric gadgetry with Merle Tuve, his schoolmate and friend from across the street in a compact South Dakota town named Canton.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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In Mr. Harris’s telling, long before Augustus came to rule vast swaths of the earth, he was a sickly boy named Octavius, bullied by schoolmates until the far-stronger Agrippa became his protector.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
He has spent most of his life in South L.A., where he was embraced by his Black neighbors and schoolmates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
But his victory reflects the dynamics of a rapidly changing city where about a million Muslims have become fully integrated members of society, as neighbors, friends and schoolmates of the non-Muslim majority.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
Last year, Colin confirmed that Radiohead - who formed as schoolmates in 1985 and went on to release nine studio albums - had rehearsed together again that summer.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2025
Jungle gym Gladiator isn’t crazy like an age-old coliseum match, but I’ve seen schoolmates get hurt before.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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