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as in classmates
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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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This is the most recent development in a DOE investigation into the district, claiming the schools allowed male students to participate on female sports teams, use female bathrooms, and share overnight accommodations with female students based on their gender identity.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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How many of the other 11 were skydiving instructors or students of varying experience remained unclear.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
15 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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Berhalter and Reyna’s father, Claudio, were former USMNT teammates.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
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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Had readers attacked the numbers and ignored the character question, the theory would have been wrong.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
14 June 2026
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Through the limited perspectives of letters, readers are only able to see events from one point of view at first, but have the satisfying experience of piecing the full story together as more perspectives are revealed.—
Esther K. Choy,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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One concession stand employee told NBC News that some of his coworkers needed upwards of two hours to make it inside the arena.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
9 June 2026
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The moment my coworkers and I arrived and donned our dustproof coveralls, our bodies no longer belonged to us.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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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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