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Recent Examples of roommates
Kaylee Goncalves also felt as though she was being watched and stalked in the weeks before she was murdered alongside two of her roommates and one roommate's boyfriend.
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Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roommates
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Those students, unlike their classmates who compete in NCAA contests, are paid on a minimum wage scale.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Wanda could see that the media attention was difficult for the kids who lived in the orphanage, because stories were in the news every day, and at school, their classmates assumed they were being abused.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
4 Feb. 2026
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Brady's stance drew strong responses from former teammates and current Patriots players.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The play had caught everyone by surprise, including his teammates, apparently.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Maryland Freedom Caucus, a group of GOP delegates in the Maryland state legislature, made a post on social media showing a sign that appeared to have been hung by Democrat colleagues, dismissing concerns over trans athletes in women's sports.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Some also accused unscrupulous recruitment agents or Russian colleagues of stealing from their bank accounts.—
Larry Madowo,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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While its functional role is still evolving, ATOM has already attracted significant attention from staff, underscoring both curiosity and growing acceptance of humanoid robots as future coworkers rather than distant concepts.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Feb. 2026
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Castañeda Mondragón has no family in Minnesota and coworkers have taken him in, the man's brother said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Feb. 2026
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Axel contended during her closing statement that Puig did not lie about his interactions with Nix and his associates, which occurred two years before the interview with investigators.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Request sought connection with Epstein The lengthy request was for practically all records related to Epstein and his criminal activities, including those that identify associates or recruiters of girls in Ohio and Kentucky.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Feb. 2026
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But at the same time, [the Gates Foundation’s spend-down announcement] has ended up being a very powerful call to action, both for our staff and for many of our partners.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The agency is working with its partners to stop hackers from exploiting any of the vulnerabilities identified in the report, said Nick Andersen, CISA’s executive assistant director for cybersecurity.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Roommates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roommates. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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