schoolmate
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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
Roman Kostenko, an opposition lawmaker who is secretary of the parliament’s national security committee, described his former university schoolmate Budanov as a “military man, first and foremost” and an effective manager.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
He was spared execution when one of his captors took a second look at his face and recognized him as the generous schoolmate who used to share his lunch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2025
“Where is Principal Dressback???” a schoolmate and friend, Karl Julian, titled a video on his YouTube channel.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2024
I asked my schoolmate Mary to write a letter to me.
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
After going from hawking sweets to his primary schoolmates to becoming Africa's richest man, Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote now stands on the cusp of what could be the continent's biggest-ever IPO.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
It’s a sonic recipe that the two former schoolmates have been mastering since they were under lockdown from COVID.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Streeting was obsessed with Labour politics from an early age, which, he told FE Week, made him unpopular with his schoolmates.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
Most of his schoolmates dropped out after six years to work on family farms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
Some of my schoolmates say the Americans are planning to build a canal in Panama.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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