compatriot
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Together with his powerful compatriot, Agrippa witnesses—and helps bring about—the destruction of the Roman Republic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
David Rudisha's 800m world record of one minute 40.91 seconds, set en route to gold at London 2012, survived unscathed as his Kenyan compatriot Emmanuel Wanyonyi came home in one minute 41.76 seconds.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
And Glaswegian Jamieson was the bewildered recipient of the call this time, following compatriot Grant Forrest last year.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Cyborg also looks back fondly on her win over Arlene Blencowe in 2020 to defend her Bellator featherweight belt, and victory over compatriot Larissa Pacheco in 2024.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The man who hung back joined his compatriot.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
But Romero said he, like many of his compatriots, is in the dark over the objectives of the negotiations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
On Friday, Sept. 10, 1976, a Croat named Zvonko Bušić, his wife, Julienne, and three compatriots boarded a plane bound for Chicago.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
Rose is well known among his compatriots for donning a St George's Cross suit wherever he follows the team.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Today’s dramatists have been extending a generous invitation to their compatriots: We’ll show you our complexity, if you’ll show us yours.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Van Riper told me that many of his retired compatriots from the Army and the Marine Corps felt the same way.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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