countryman
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His countryman, Heart of Midlothian head coach Wouter Vrancken, is "confident" there will also be a few players from the Gorgie club included.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
The fight was at T-Mobile Arena, where Garcia won the crown in February with a unanimous decision victory over US countryman Mario Barrios.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
He said he called Leicester manager and fellow countryman Claudio Ranieri, and offered to sing in the "big fiesta".
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 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 should point out that many ordinary British people spoke to my wife, me and our countrymen in sensible and kindly terms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
“Maybe this will be the last year we visit,” she said of her countrymen generally.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
When I ask about killing their fellow countrymen on the battlefield, Sergei calls the question "provocative" and does not want to answer.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The couple from Florida was nearing the end of a 10-day island-hop around Greece, one of their first without kids—and they had plenty of company from their countrymen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
“Now he can make his own business with the Belgians and Americans, you see. With all his minerals. Some of your countrymen have given a lot of encouragement to his decision.”
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
