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One study found that kindergarten teachers perceived their shorter male students as being less academically capable than their classmates.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026 -
What matters most to her is keeping students together with the teachers, staff and classmates who know them well.—
Gabby Sartori,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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And then, there were countless conversations with teammates.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
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Aside from Swift and Kelce’s families, there are Kelce’s teammates from the Kansas City Chiefs (like Patrick Mahomes and his wife, Brittany, for whom Kelce served as a groomsman), who will more than likely be on the guest list.—
Anna Grace Lee,
Vogue,
4 June 2026
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An Amazon spokesperson told CNBC in a statement that the company respects its colleagues’ right to voice their opinions.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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Many scientists believe that the vocal systems of great apes were too limited to be considered precursors of human language, but the work of Crockford, Berthet and their colleagues suggests otherwise.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
3 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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Casting actors who are well past college age to play fictional undergraduates is nothing new, but the near-decade between Bright and co-star Belmont Cameli has stirred up fans and even commanded a response from one of the show’s stars.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
28 May 2026
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Nationally, more than 30 percent of undergraduates receive Pell Grants, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.—
Marvin Krislov,
Forbes.com,
28 May 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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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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Young workers in general are likely aware that the popularity of remote work is mostly to their disadvantage, as a Gallup poll last year found Gen Z to be the age group least likely to prefer a fully remote workplace setup, citing in part the lack of interaction with coworkers.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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As his slide continued, former WNOX coworkers threw Q a bone, hiring him as a tour manager and writer of songbooks sold on the road.—
Jonathan Rowe,
SPIN,
1 June 2026
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“Schoolmates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolmates. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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