school friend
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While in a queue to buy a beer, he was approached by school friend Niall Stone, who is originally from the same town but has been living in Australia for a number of years.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
I fell in love with an old school friend.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2025
He split the place with Jac Collinsworth, his close high school friend, the two of them packed like sardines into a single room that doubled as the kitchen and dining space.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2025
"Growing up in south-east London, playing football in cages was a social thing with our mates," says Dajon Golding, a school friend of Eze's and now a striker at National League South side Maidstone.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2025
An old school friend of his worked at a place called Oppenheimer and Co. and was making good money.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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