former student

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“He was a hell of a writer,” said screenwriter and former student Brianna Brown in an emailed statement to The Times.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

And the South African knows the perfect people to help: her grandchildren, Nomali and Trevor and her former student Etienne.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

But resilience, ambition and self-awareness are traits that Darnold has long exhibited, according to his high school coach Jaime Ortiz, who remembers his former student as a wildly gifted but quietly driven kid.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

Villca Fernández, a former student leader and Maduro opponent, still remembers when he arrived at the Helicoide in 2016 after being grabbed by the feared intelligence agents in his home city of Merida.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Rosh, identifying herself as a former student of Lott’s, praised her teacher’s intellect, his evenhandedness, his charisma.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt