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Infamously, a February 2024 story published by Bloomberg suggested that Panera Bread restaurants, owned by Newsom donor and former high school classmate Greg Flynn, would be exempt from a fast-food minimum-wage increase due to provisions pushed by the governor.
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Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 4 Feb. 2026
Those students, unlike their classmates who compete in NCAA contests, are paid on a minimum wage scale.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Speak and be concrete about needs, because clear words bridge gaps with siblings, neighbors, classmates, or co-workers.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Giving back Students often throw in some of their own money or even pool their twenties with classmates.
—Kelsie Hoffman, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
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Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 4 Feb. 2026
Those students, unlike their classmates who compete in NCAA contests, are paid on a minimum wage scale.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Speak and be concrete about needs, because clear words bridge gaps with siblings, neighbors, classmates, or co-workers.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Giving back Students often throw in some of their own money or even pool their twenties with classmates.
—Kelsie Hoffman, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
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“Classmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/classmate. Accessed 7 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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