Alma
Americannoun
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a town in southeastern Quebec, in southeastern Canada.
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a first name: from a Latin word meaning “kind.”
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Chesney replaces DeShaun Foster, who was fired only three games into the season after having compiled a 5-10 record at his alma mater.
From Los Angeles Times
Red Sanders departed Vanderbilt — his alma mater — to embark on a golden era of football at UCLA, guiding the Bruins to a 66-19-1 record and a share of the Bruins’ only national championship, in 1954.
From Los Angeles Times
Walking on the field and leaving as the head coach of his high school alma mater and Division 1 champions left him trying to figure what he was feeling.
From Los Angeles Times
His team is facing his alma mater, South Gate, for the Division I title on Saturday.
From Los Angeles Times
After being targeted in Syria, Tabatabai went to Yemen, where he helped train the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, Alma wrote.
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