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Gray stepped out of his second period Algebra class shortly before the shooting started, according to his classmate Lyela Sayarath, who sat next to him.
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Lauren Mascarenhas, Celina Tebor and Eric Levenson, CNN, 10 Sep. 2024
His classmates were the sons of American military leaders and political élites.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
He’s seen other star wideouts like Jefferson (Minnesota Vikings) and CeeDee Lamb (Dallas Cowboys) reset the market to around $35 million a year, while his fellow 2021 draft classmates Jaylen Waddle (Miami Dolphins) and DeVonta Smith (Philadelphia Eagles) also received extensions.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2024
While the males in the family tend to bottle up their unspoken grief, Amber wears her art on her sleeve, with drawings of monsters exacting gruesome revenge against an annoying classmate.
—Michael Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2024
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Lauren Mascarenhas, Celina Tebor and Eric Levenson, CNN, 10 Sep. 2024
His classmates were the sons of American military leaders and political élites.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
He’s seen other star wideouts like Jefferson (Minnesota Vikings) and CeeDee Lamb (Dallas Cowboys) reset the market to around $35 million a year, while his fellow 2021 draft classmates Jaylen Waddle (Miami Dolphins) and DeVonta Smith (Philadelphia Eagles) also received extensions.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2024
While the males in the family tend to bottle up their unspoken grief, Amber wears her art on her sleeve, with drawings of monsters exacting gruesome revenge against an annoying classmate.
—Michael Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Classmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/classmate. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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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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