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playmate

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Recent Examples of playmate The criticism came amid the former Playboy playmate's recent Instagram post, which provided an update on her weight loss journey with the telehealth company Effecty. — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026 Laith is starved for playmates and nurturing male company, self-conscious of his awkward position as the sole male in an otherwise all-female environment. — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 17 May 2026 While moisture and glue are typically not good playmates, vinyl, peel and stick, and non-woven wallpapers can easily withstand the splashes and steam of daily use. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 22 Apr. 2026 Rory is delighted when his older sister weaves a playmate for him out of flowers and words, naming her Daye. — Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for playmate

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In that case, a middle school student targeted 11 female classmates in deepfake images, and the school delayed contacting police until after concluding its own internal investigation.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
Hobbs asked the judge to sentence Gray to 20 years, saying that would be comparable to punishment of Jennifer and James Crumbley, the parents of a teenager who killed four of his classmates at a Michigan high school.

— N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 31 July 2026

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Prosecutors also presented a video statement from Robinson's roommate and romantic partner, Lance Twiggs, who claimed Robinson confessed to killing Kirk in a letter, text messages, and in person.

— Alex Stone, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Joyce’s roommate has never been charged in relation to her disappearance or death.

— Yana Johnson, NBC news, 29 July 2026

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Put your emotional—and financial—stock in the AI companion market, whose market size is projected to reach over $31 billion by 2032.

— Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 27 July 2026
If your four-legged companion treats every muddy ditch or stagnant puddle as a personal invitation, the hardware is built to handle it.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 July 2026

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There’s one song that Michael Sanders and I, and my other writing partner Michael Ciro, wrote together that was really interesting.

— Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
In April, Star-Telegram media partner WFAA reported that the district had over 200 teaching vacancies.

— Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026

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