classmate
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Another woman said her 12-year-old daughter was a classmate of the dead girl.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
“Wendi’s style has a touch of the harlequin to it — playful, theatrical and always ready for an occasion,” writer and former NYU classmate Josh Rothenberger says in an email.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
In March 2026, the classmate filed a civil lawsuit naming Griffin, ghostwriter Sam Lansky and the book’s publisher, alleging invasion of privacy, negligence and infliction of emotional distress.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
They usually don’t teach a class on what to do when a classmate can’t get a word out, or teach the teacher to wait.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
My boss there was the father of a white classmate whom I spent a lot of time with.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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But even that outdoor time was sometimes withheld when her classmates “behaved poorly”—a common disciplinary tactic that the national guidance recommends against.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
After recovering from serious head injuries, David attended a school outside the village and believed that separation from former classmates may have sheltered him from some of the trauma experienced by others.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
What especially stayed with my classmates and me was, well, us.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
By the time she was 11, she’d already acted alongside Denzel Washington in “Remember the Titans,” which led her teachers and classmates to treat her differently.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
She walked over to my cage and taped a big blue ribbon to it while my classmates cheered for me.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
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