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In a 4th/5th-grade class, students practiced their communication skills by sharing two facts about themselves and then shaking the hands of their classmates.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025 -
No one knows that more than 27-year-old Jordan Davis, who moved from Florida to Chicago in 2019 for job reasons and was introduced to Karen, a West Aurora High School classmate of her mom Amy who had reconnected via Facebook.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
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Shortly after Agnes starts the job, her closest friend Lydie (Naomi Ackie), an old schoolmate, comes to visit from New York.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
27 June 2025
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If your friends, family, colleagues, schoolmates, etc. aren't there, the platform can't grow, and new members quickly become dormant.—
Mark Weinstein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Advertisement Johnson anticipates more challenges from his cantankerous colleagues.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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Critical Role isn’t afraid to throw in guest stars at the table to add a little spice, with personal friends and colleagues dropping in for short or prolonged stints stretching back to Campaign 1.—
Dana Reboe,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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Yuskavage wanted her work to also reflect the images or standards of beauty which predominated her blue collar background such as the photos of Playboy playmates.—
Tom Teicholz,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Oats, a 1-year-old Australian shepherd, was captured roaming the park in search of a playmate, by her owner @oatstheaussie.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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Massachusetts was a draw for others as their comrades gathered for an unrelated wonkfest.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
4 Aug. 2025
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In this feverish climate, Khomeini acquired a momentum that his non-clerical comrades hadn’t foreseen and couldn’t match.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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Marrero is pursuing a public administration degree at FIU after earning an associate’s degree in Public Policy and Services.—
Veronica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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Chris Campisi in Pelham, Alabama, says Hudnall and his business associates ripped him off last year to the tune of $100,000 in what federal authorities contend was another oil industry investment scam.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
14 Aug. 2025
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According to the Navy, Peterson kept the ship operational and was credited with saving the lives of 123 of his shipmates before succumbing to his injuries.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
27 June 2025
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As with 1492: Conquest of Paradise four years earlier, Scott drinks in the majesty of open water, but the film doesn’t come fully to life until the title sequence, when the now-skilled and confident shipmates are humbled mercilessly by Mother Nature.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
20 Nov. 2024
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Lohan ably matches Curtis’ vim and vigor, and a pair of young stars give them a serious run for their money as their body-switching compatriots.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
5 Aug. 2025
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Their compatriots in Illinois planned a media event on Monday near Chicago.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Schoolfellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolfellow. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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