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While his classmates dutifully listed their academic awards, extracurricular activities and sport accolades in the high school yearbook, the Long Island resident opted for just six simple words for his entry.—
Philip Marcelo,
Fortune,
10 June 2026 -
Following the ceremony, graduates gathered with classmates, family members and teachers for photos to mark the occasion.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
10 June 2026
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Ednar Dayanghirang, director of the Office of Civil Defense in a nearby southern region, said more than 100 students attending morning flag-raising ceremonies sustained bruises and some fainted in panic at different elementary and high schools.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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In California, the cost of educating disabled students is nearly triple the cost of educating students without disabilities.—
Rachel Fobar,
Daily News,
7 June 2026
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Gallardo dribbled the ball down the left side, and had some Mexico teammates streaking on the backside of the goal.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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The team boarded the bus in Cleveland after a 117-95 blowout by the Cavaliers in dead silence, an icy pall setting in among teammates desperate not to let losing become comfortable.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
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The admissions process for first-year undergraduates at the University of California may get a major overhaul.—
Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2026
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Some flagship state universities might also expand, whether by absorbing struggling campuses in their network or by adding more spots for undergraduates.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
9 June 2026
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While acknowledging policy disagreements with colleagues on how best to address street homelessness, Raman argued the city should focus on directing resources toward strategies that have been proven to move people indoors.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
11 June 2026
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Nguyen addressed her colleagues’ concerns directly on Tuesday.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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Times reporter Kevin Baxter and Times en Español reporters Eduard Cauich and Jad El Reda help readers prepare for the World Cup.—
Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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My greatest wish for Girls Like Us is that readers might recognize themselves in this story, the way so many recognize themselves is Some Girls Do.—
Jennifer Dugan,
PEOPLE,
7 June 2026
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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.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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Clutching a mysterious tool the shape of a mouse coffin, Firth’s villain tracks Daniel’s location by mentally transplanting himself into another person’s body, changing the color of their pupils to his own icy blue.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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Here’s the latest harrowing dispatch from the frontlines of education, as yet another higher education instructor laments that his pupils literally can’t read.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
10 June 2026
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“Schoolmates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolmates. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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