school friend
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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 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
A boarder and school friend of John Surratt, Lewis Weichmann was the first to appear at the door to respond to the patrol’s arrival.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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