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Oxford High School 60 Minutes A 15-year-old student walked the halls armed with a 9- millimeter handgun, killing four schoolmates.
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Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Then her schoolmates were right in tune in the pool to claim their first championship.
—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
Sheeran wedded his childhood friend and former schoolmate, Cherry Seaborn, in 2019, and the happy couple have two kids.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 18 Feb. 2026
Along with criticizing the government’s immigration enforcement policy, Cardenas ended her speech at the rally with a request for prayer, leading her schoolmates in a call for peaceful resistance.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
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Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Then her schoolmates were right in tune in the pool to claim their first championship.
—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
Sheeran wedded his childhood friend and former schoolmate, Cherry Seaborn, in 2019, and the happy couple have two kids.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 18 Feb. 2026
Along with criticizing the government’s immigration enforcement policy, Cardenas ended her speech at the rally with a request for prayer, leading her schoolmates in a call for peaceful resistance.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Schoolmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schoolmate. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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schoolmate
noun
school·mate
-ˌmāt 
: a companion at school
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