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as in boyfriend
a male romantic companion
most of the players were bringing their fellows to the banquet in the clubhouse after the tennis tournament
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as in associate
a person frequently seen in the company of another
the singer's fellows were rumored to have ties to organized crime
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as in half
either of a pair matched in one or more qualities
one ice skate isn't much good without its fellow
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as in equivalent
one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value
he is well regarded as a chemist by his fellows in the field
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Keri Putnam, former CEO of the Sundance Institute, led the study as a fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center.
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 1 Nov. 2024
Azeem Azhar is the founder of Exponential View, an executive fellow at Harvard Business School, and a technology investor.
—Nathan Warren, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2024
Boggan said the fellows have at least seven contacts with staff daily during the 18-month fellowship.
—Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 30 Oct. 2024
To answer that question, consider what was sown in 2023
Alan J. Borsuk is senior fellow in law and public policy at Marquette Law School.
—Alan J. Borsuk, Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2024
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 1 Nov. 2024
Azeem Azhar is the founder of Exponential View, an executive fellow at Harvard Business School, and a technology investor.
—Nathan Warren, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2024
Boggan said the fellows have at least seven contacts with staff daily during the 18-month fellowship.
—Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 30 Oct. 2024
To answer that question, consider what was sown in 2023
Alan J. Borsuk is senior fellow in law and public policy at Marquette Law School.
—Alan J. Borsuk, Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2024
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Taylor Swift switched around a lyric in her final song Saturday night in a nod to Travis Kelce, her boyfriend of more than a year, who was spotted sitting in the audience towards the end of the evening.Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Nov. 2024
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Gypsy-Rose Blanchard and her boyfriend Ken Urker enjoyed a Halloween date night at Universal Studios Hollywood.Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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The company has about 475,000 employees, known as associates, at about 2,300 stores, Marcus was a major contributor to the US Republican Party and to former President Donald Trump in particular.Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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Before co-founding Merman in 2014 Mountford produced projects for Sky Arts and was previously head of comedy at RDF and head of radio/script associate at TalkbackThames.K.J. Yossman, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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In Arizona, where the Trump campaign’s voter registration and turnout drive was largely outsourced to the hard-right group Turning Point USA, Republican males are the highest early voting demographic among new voters.Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
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Females also look at the dullness or vividness of males’ feet when determining their reproductive fitness.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
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Roughly half of the 66 million seniors enrolled in Medicare are also enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan, which are offered by private insurers such as UnitedHealthcare and Humana.Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 24 Oct. 2024
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The company, which has cut costs in recent months through layoffs, also said that the Cybertruck has become profitable, and that Tesla is on track to deliver a more affordable electric vehicle in the first half of 2025.Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
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Guests Reba McEntire and her beau, actor Rex Linn, appeared in costume too.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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And though Kermit should definitely play Edward, romantic interest to Elinor (and brother-in-law, yes, weird, but also rife for comedy), for Marianne’s beau, Colonel Brandon, getting another human actor would probably be best.Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2024
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Macy’s Winter Wonderland in Central Park will host a special performance by Sebastián Yatra with a holiday choir comprised of Macy’s colleagues with and Bigs and Littles from Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS).Denise Petski, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
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Just last year, our colleague Paige Reddinger wrote that Breguet was poised for a secondary market resurgence.Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
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In the end, its long-term choice boiled down to picking between a pair of guys who had been on the same team since 2017 when Browning arrived at Ohio State.Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 4 Nov. 2024
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Nix is throwing to Courtland Sutton and a collection of other guys.Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
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This nonfiction companion, published two years later, deals with the fallout of the unexpected discovery and arrest of a suspect thanks to a new DNA match.Sarah Weinman, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
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Taking a look at this document and its companion, the Framework to Advance AI Governance and Risk Management in National Security, there are a couple of things that stick out about this directive.John Werner, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Fellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fellow. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.
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