alum

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Instead, the Harvard Business School alum talks like a real-life LinkedIn post and obsesses over how many seconds it takes to serve customers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

When their bus breaks down on the way to a showcase, a troupe of ballerinas led by “Dance Moms” alum and one-time Sia protégée Maddie Ziegler becomes stranded in a remote hotel-bar-dungeon-arms factory outside Budapest.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

The other was being recruited by Arnold Beckman, a Caltech alum, a renowned inventor of scientific instruments, and scientific advisor to L.A.’s rudimentary air pollution control operation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The first is “The Hunt for Gollum,” starring and directed by ”Lord of the Rings” alum Andy Serkis.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

“I applied to Yale. I have an interview with an alum later.”

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon