schoolmate
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De Vusser, a former schoolmate of Boone’s who has since been promoted to Bain’s chief executive, advised Lotus to focus its global growth efforts on Biscoff rather than its other products.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
Adolescence, which centres around a 13-year-old boy who is accused of murdering a schoolmate, received widespread praise for shining a light on the impact of smartphones and social media on teenagers.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2025
“In 1989, I believe I lost three brothers,” said a tearful Hecht, who still can’t believe that a schoolmate of hers has been in prison for decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2024
“Where is Principal Dressback???” a schoolmate and friend, Karl Julian, titled a video on his YouTube channel.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2024
A schoolmate plopped down beside her, and two other Booker T. Washington students took the seats across the aisle in the same row.
From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose
Being a healthy capitalist, I immediately started taking orders from schoolmates.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
Williams, 44, lived in a ground-floor flat, and Andrew, 42, was his upstairs neighbour - they were old schoolmates with no history of tension.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026
He has no siblings, no schoolmates and, after the death of the only other boy within walking distance, no friends—but he has Flag, an orphaned fawn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
Delashmutt and his schoolmates Royce Casey, 16, and Joseph Fiorella, 14, all shared a passion for death metal, and they formed their own band called Hatred.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2025
Her schoolmates believed this because she was already the most beautiful, distinguished, and discreet girl they had ever seen.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
