school friend
Americannoun
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school friends
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He said he learned of his parents’ deaths while attending a celebration of life event for a high school friend at Union Station.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Bahadur Panta, Purja's school friend, said he had prayed for the mountaineer through "sleepless nights" after news broke of his disappearance.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
He told BBC Radio Foyle's North West Today programme that it was incredibly difficult to watch the social media footage involving his school friend.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
Jodi Scarpello was a freshman journalism major at Nebraska when a high school friend introduced her to a transfer student from California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2026
I received a letter from my school friend, Clo.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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