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Reach out to former colleagues, classmates, and acquaintances who have relevant skills and experience.—
Abdo Riani,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025 -
Lars told a story of making a prom dress for a classmate in high school that ignited his passion for design.—
Layla Ilchi,
WWD,
27 Feb. 2025
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After a schoolmate also died from a brain tumor, the family joined forces with the school to raise money for brain cancer research.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Castro and his brother were among the schoolmates detectives interviewed during the initial stages of the investigation, Thoemmes said.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
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Shultz and her colleagues were in the process of developing these methods well before January’s fires broke out.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2025
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The blockchain idea is being pushed, a HUD official told colleagues, by Irving Dennis.—
Jesse Coburn,
ProPublica,
7 Mar. 2025
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While some owners might opt to add a playmate to the mix, not all cats desire having another pet in the house.—
Liz O'Connell,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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But craving collaboration and loving my audiences made that same crowd my playmates, my bandmates.—
A.D. Amorosi,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2025
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The Briefing Room Ukrainian soldiers carry the coffin of a comrade in the village of Potaliivka, in northern Ukraine.—
Caroline Mimbs Nyce,
The New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2025
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With her unique abilities, Jennifer must stop the killer, save her comrades, and survive.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2025
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Chaos ensues when Vincent’s disowned son Rocco, his girlfriend Marina and Vincent’s ex-wife Ruth abruptly show up to spoil the festivities with an ominous warning: Vincent’s former associate and famed gangster Leftie, and his new sidekick Lonnie, are coming for them.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
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In the Netflix series Zero Day, Roger Carlson (played by Jesse Plemons) is a key figure in the tech world and a close associate of De Niro's George Mullen.—
Ally Neagen,
Glamour,
27 Feb. 2025
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In total, 58 of Upton’s shipmates died when the USS Utah quickly sank, and 461 sailors survived.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
28 Dec. 2024
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Svoboda was told the engineers were crucial in keeping the ship from capsizing by counter-flooding the engine room, essentially sacrificing themselves to save as many shipmates and ships around them as possible.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Dec. 2024
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Elsewhere at Indian Wells, the USA’s Taylor Fritz defeated Matteo Gigante 6-3, 7-5 in his opening match of the tournament while his compatriot Coco Gauff won her first match since the Australian Open against Moyuka Uchijima.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN,
9 Mar. 2025
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After calling Ancelotti the best tactician in the sport earlier this week, though, Capello continued praising his compatriot.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Schoolfellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolfellow. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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