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

“Where is Principal Dressback???” a schoolmate and friend, Karl Julian, titled a video on his YouTube channel.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2024

“She could talk to anyone,” said Molly Trujillo, a West Virginia schoolmate who became Carolina’s closest friend.

From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2023

She was a schoolmate of Shamima Begum, in Bethnal Green, east London, when, in December 2014, Sharmeena suddenly went missing.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2023

“There are so many people looking for her, even your old schoolmate we ran into at the United Nations Refugee Agency’s office,” added Habib.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai