star student
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He first made his name in L.A. as a gifted pianist and as the star student of the composer Ingolf Dahl at the University of Southern California.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Seven-year-old Delilah, formerly a star student, has become defiant and uninterested in completing her schoolwork.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 2, 2023
He was a star student at the many schools he attended as his family following his father's job around Turkey and later studied economics at Ankara University.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2023
A star student, Welch started winning beauty pageants when she was 14, ultimately earning the state title of Maid of California in 1958, the year she graduated from high school.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2023
It would show her that I am not only a star student with friends who love me but also a queen, a real, live queen.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
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