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Noun
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One fifth grader, Carmelo Brown, described a frightening scene as classmates were escorted out of the building.—
Hannah McIlree,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 2026 -
Nedelman has assembled the book club over the decades, inviting women from different parts of her life, including investment clubs and Planned Parenthood organizing along with high school classmates.—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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In a 2006 study, Redelmeier and his colleagues found that acronyms may improve a trial’s likelihood of being cited.—
Clarissa Brincat,
Big Think,
29 Apr. 2026
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So many of my female colleagues are moms or moms-to-be, and there is comfort in being around other working women who are also building families.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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Irina enjoys several advantages over her comrades, chief among them her past as a high-ranking KGB officer.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
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His former comrades testified against him; incriminating photos, found hidden in his garden, were shown in court.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
19 Apr. 2026
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The duo had been teammates on LSU’s Elite Eight team in 2023-24, and Van Lith credits Reese for helping her ease into the WNBA.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Sophomore catcher Jordan Lindsay’s RBI double to right field tied the game 1-1 before teammates followed the same hitting pattern for four runs in the inning.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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More than 30 people, including members and associates of four major Mafia crime families, Rozier, Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and ex-NBA player Damon Jones, have been implicated in the gambling scandal.—
Chloe Atkins,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
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Today, Leonard and his associates seemed to have buried the hatchet.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
30 Apr. 2026
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While legal conservatives were developing theories of enhanced executive power, their political compatriots gained a congressional majority for the first time in decades.—
Gregg Nunziata,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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Rasmus Køstner left behind his Danish compatriots to step in as Brazil’s new flight controller.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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At first glance, AI companions for lonely seniors can seem dystopian, looking less like innovation than a bleak sign of social failure.—
Catherine Thorbecke,
Twin Cities,
25 Apr. 2026
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That means these two are great companions before or after the height of summer's heat.—
Heather Bien,
The Spruce,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Messmates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messmates. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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