countryman
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De Zerbi identified his countryman as a target during his time in charge of Sassuolo several years ago when Tonali was playing in Serie A.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 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
Slot blocked out the noise, turning to his countryman Ryan Gravenberch, something of an under-achiever under Klopp, to take the "number 6" role designated for Zubimendi.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
Barely touching 5 feet 10, he looks tiny next to giant countryman Shohei Ohtani, with whom he’ll always be compared because they joined the Dodgers at the same time with equally historic contracts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2026
He noted the faces of the men and women following the dead countryman.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
Gildas, as Mr. Higham relates, likened post-Roman Britain to ancient Israel, exhorting his countrymen to “renew their compact with God and thereby recover His favor and, in consequence, their ancestral homeland.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Messi and his countrymen have been adopted by these fans, in part because their own nations have repeatedly failed to qualify for the World Cup.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
All call for their countrymen to fight against tyranny.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
The new decor, by comparison, suggests its countrymen eat cake.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 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
