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There, the perpetrators were high school boys at a private school who had created more than 300 deepfakes of 60 of their female classmates.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2026 -
And in terms of education, most of the people within my generation and my brightest classmates opted to go to the United States for their graduate studies.—
Fatma Tanis,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2026
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Several teammates alluded to his ability to keep things loose in the bullpen.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2026
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In 18 minutes, Ingles totaled seven points, four rebounds and four assists while being embraced by his former teammates and coaches throughout the night.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2026
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His appearance was a surprise even to his colleagues, who stood up and applauded enthusiastically as the audience whooped and hollered.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Those roots deepened in 2024, when five of Sediqa’s colleagues formed a sponsor group through the United States Refugee Admissions Program, bringing our family together after three years apart.—
Sediqa Fahimi,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Three thousand students showed up.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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In recent weeks, several students, faculty and others have been gathering for weekly rallies outside Geisel Library in support of the professors and in protest of the disciplinary actions taken against students and staff.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Its elimination means that of the 25 schools within the University System of Georgia, only one — the University of Georgia — still has a gender studies degree available to undergraduates.—
Jason Armesto,
AJC.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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The move — which was not originally on the agenda for the State University System’s Board of Governors — will effectively relegate introductory sociology to an elective starting this fall, removing it from the core curriculum taken by most undergraduates.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 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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There are, however, many lacunae in Paul’s writing and life that have puzzled readers.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The Ranch at Laguna Beach In Travel + Leisure's 2025 World's Best Awards, readers named The Ranch at Laguna Beach one of the top hotels in California thanks to its gorgeous scenery, top-tier restaurants, and environmentally friendly commitments.—
Acacia Gabriel,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Apr. 2026
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In the movie, Reinhart plays Apple, a retail worker who secretly leads a cult with coworkers Cherry and Fig.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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Reinhart plays Apple, a retail worker who secretly leads a cult with coworkers Cherry and Fig.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Schoolmates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolmates. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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