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playmates

noun

plural of playmate

as in classmates

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Alison Linder, assistant sustainability coordinator at Occidental College, which has a thrift store of its own with Halloween costumes in stock, encouraged people to organize their own swaps with neighbors, friends or school classmates.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
On Saturday nights after performing at the opera, all 25 ballet classmates would end up back at a friend’s house for a sleepover.

— Remy Rippon, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2026

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The governing body also called off the official presentation for Spain’s Under-21 international against Japan as a mark of respect and solidarity towards De Miguel’s family, teammates and Tenerife supporters.

— Reuters, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2026
On some plays, the UM staff identified players who were not swarming to the ball to make a play if one of their teammates missed the first tackle attempt.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026

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Using layer-by-layer atomic deposition, professors Seongshik Oh, Hee Taek Yi, and their colleagues created flawless crystalline films just 40 nanometers thick—roughly a thousand times thinner than a human hair.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Raman’s colleagues on the City Council have trashed her like bullies out of a boarding school novel.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

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Constant reports of corruption and profiteering are a hallmark of his second term, and Democrats are readying literally countless investigations of him and his family, and their businesses and associates.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026
The White House has appointed her associates to help hunt for noncitizen voters and investigate accusations of voting fraud in 2020.

— ProPublica, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026

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But in addition to needing to half-drown Odysseus (Matt Damon) and his companions, an IMAX camera, cinematographer, and acclaimed director, some of the aspects that make the Trojan Horse truly look like it’s been in the wars came about organically.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2026
Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter at the film’s New York premiere earlier this month, Waititi also shared his thoughts on artificial intelligence, which plays a central role in the film’s premise of AI companions.

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 31 Oct. 2026

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Compared to its megacap peers, which are pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into AI capital expenditures, Apple is a light spender.

— Kif Leswing, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026
The recognition is just getting started for Crow-Armstrong, who was voted Player of the Year and NL Outstanding Player by his peers last week — and is expected to be named NL MVP next week.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

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