protégés

plural of protégé

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Noun
  • 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
  • How many of the other 11 were skydiving instructors or students of varying experience remained unclear.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • The final whistle may have ended the match, but the celebration was just getting started for England supporters in North Texas.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 June 2026
  • The pending bill’s supporters say its changes are designed to address cases like that of Gilberto Guttierrez, a Los Angeles County man who has been accused of attacking his wife four times over the last 12 years.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
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“Protégés.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prot%C3%A9g%C3%A9s. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.

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