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Marcus Phillips spearheads a spot-on quintet of classmates, each bursting with self-conscious awkwardness and a desire to be seen and understood.
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Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 25 Feb. 2026
His absence will likely require a heavier load on classmate Jayden Ross, who has been identified as a go-to wing defender off the bench.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2026
Her classmates will get out of school soon.
—Rodrigo Hasbún, Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
Volleyball The boys volleyball season has begun, and Loyola figures to be one of the title contenders in Division 1 after a rough season last year in which players lost homes to the Palisades fire, their coach had prostate cancer and a classmate was tragically killed.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
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Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 25 Feb. 2026
His absence will likely require a heavier load on classmate Jayden Ross, who has been identified as a go-to wing defender off the bench.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2026
Her classmates will get out of school soon.
—Rodrigo Hasbún, Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
Volleyball The boys volleyball season has begun, and Loyola figures to be one of the title contenders in Division 1 after a rough season last year in which players lost homes to the Palisades fire, their coach had prostate cancer and a classmate was tragically killed.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Classmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/classmate. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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classmate
noun
class·mate
ˈklas-ˌmāt 
: a member of the same class in a school or college
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