countryman
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Like many, Federer was disappointed that his about-to-retire countryman, Stan Wawrinka, didn’t receive a wild card to play the tournament.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Fifteen assists and five goals during his time in the Bundesliga meant that comparisons with countryman Yan Diomande at RB Leipzig were inevitable.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
"I feel proud, honoured and deeply privileged to be his fellow countryman."
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
And it seems unfair to leave out Alain Delon’s Italian “Zorro” of 1975, if only because his countryman Jean Dujardin is now making our hero available in French.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
My father extended his hand, happy to see a fellow countryman.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
I saw no deep reflection on the sufferings of his countrymen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
"That's a wrap on Manila. Thank you for welcoming me, my countrymen," she said in an Instagram story.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
The new decor, by comparison, suggests its countrymen eat cake.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
How Tereza’s exile helps her countrymen isn’t quite clear, but I suspect it starts with giving someone younger her house and her job.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
Clemenceau, with the wholehearted support of his countrymen, was determined to make sure that Germany would never again be powerful enough to threaten the peace of Europe.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
