schoolmate

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De Vusser, a former schoolmate of Boone’s who has since been promoted to Bain’s chief executive, advised Lotus to focus its global growth efforts on Biscoff rather than its other products.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Graham played Eddie Miller in the series, which told the story of a teenage boy accused of killing a schoolmate.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025

“Wait, you dated her? She’s basically royalty,” said an old schoolmate of my first love when we realized our mutual connection.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024

He later cultivated a close relationship with Jiang Zemin, a former schoolmate from Shanghai who rose to become China’s president and who died in 2022.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2024

More troublesome was his friendship with his old schoolmate Cloke Rayburn; and most troublesome of all, Marion.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt