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as in classmates
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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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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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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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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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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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Indeed, pupils are over-worked and over-tested, with many funneled into private tutoring after school and during holidays.—
Reagan Yip,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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Cottonmouths have ridged scales, vertical pupils and a triangular head.—
Jack Armstrong,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
3 June 2026
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“Schoolmates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolmates. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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