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Students quickly joined in to sing-along to their classmate’s tune.
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Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Eboni Silas’ family, friends and former classmates on Monday gathered outside the Kansas City nightclub where she was killed over the weekend.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026
Turns out, his son was concerned for the safety of his classmates from Guatemala and Cambodia.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
In New Hampshire, middle schoolers use generative tools to strip the clothes off their classmates in digital photographs, leaving the community grasping for a policy response.
—Eric Sullivan, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
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Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Eboni Silas’ family, friends and former classmates on Monday gathered outside the Kansas City nightclub where she was killed over the weekend.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026
Turns out, his son was concerned for the safety of his classmates from Guatemala and Cambodia.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
In New Hampshire, middle schoolers use generative tools to strip the clothes off their classmates in digital photographs, leaving the community grasping for a policy response.
—Eric Sullivan, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Classmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/classmate. Accessed 19 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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