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playfellows

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plural of playfellow

as in playmates

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On the cool, overcast October day of my matriculation into the university in 2019, my classmates and I walked onto Selwyn College’s Old Court, excited and taking pictures of each other in our traditional robes.

— Jill Damatac, Vogue, 27 Aug. 2026
Thankfully, her parents were safe – but many of her former neighbors and classmates are missing.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

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Since the shooting, former teammates, coaches and others have been texting his father to share heartbreaking memories.

— Holly Ramer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
In May and June, Grannell made other threats toward former Special Forces teammates via text, phone and on his Instagram account, according to the complaint.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026

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This year, the Iranian government froze the bank accounts and seized assets belonging to more than a hundred Iranians who are living overseas, including dozens of staff members and associates of Iran International.

— Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026
To hear his closest associates tell it, the magic was in the match — pairing the talent with the tune.

— Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2026

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And because nobody washed the dishes before tossing them into the feasting pit, King and his colleagues (in a 2017 study) could analyze the microscopic residue of ancient drinks that had soaked into the ceramic.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
Whether El Niño will continue to strengthen is something Cole and her colleagues’ records can’t answer, but scientists are using climate models to try to puzzle that out.

— Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026

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