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Gottlieb spoke only Yiddish but learned English from schoolmates and went on to receive his undergraduate degree and his master’s from UCLA.
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 30 Dec. 2025
She and three other Black schoolmates were accompanied to class by federal marshals.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
Additionally, her former schoolmate, who is now an activist nun, brings disquiet to the community when she is stranded there while returning the remains of a former nun, a murder victim.
—The Know, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025
Reflecting on the value of community in womanhood, Paltrow also gave a shout-out to a celebrity schoolmate.
—Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 30 Dec. 2025
She and three other Black schoolmates were accompanied to class by federal marshals.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
Additionally, her former schoolmate, who is now an activist nun, brings disquiet to the community when she is stranded there while returning the remains of a former nun, a murder victim.
—The Know, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025
Reflecting on the value of community in womanhood, Paltrow also gave a shout-out to a celebrity schoolmate.
—Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Schoolmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schoolmate. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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schoolmate
noun
school·mate
-ˌmāt 
: a companion at school
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