semester
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They gave daddy $855.53 per semester for four or five years.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
My dad said, `No, Mr. Wahl, I’ve got to pay $855.53 for that boy’s semester.’
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
Last semester, the college suspended its campus newspaper, the Defender, which published for 80 years, in part because not enough students had taken the course required to work on the paper.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Midway through the semester, Detective Stafford was scheduled to visit Eddings’ class to chat with students and answer questions.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
“I need the grade. If I get all As this semester, we’re going to Disney over winter break.”
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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