school friend
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Karen had made a memorial post about a school friend on Facebook.
From Los Angeles Times • 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
Ademola Lookman, Calvin Bassey and Iwobi's school friend Ola Aina are also among the players on the Nigerian national team who were not raised in the country.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025
I fell in love with an old school friend.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 12, 2025
Through a school friend I landed a job selling newspapers after school plus Saturday and Sunday, from morning till noon.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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