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semester

[si-mes-ter] / sɪˈmɛs tər /
NOUN
term
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Some said they are learning more in a single month within the fast-moving startup ecosystem than during an entire semester in lecture halls.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

That could mean that even if they sign up for a full load in the spring, they won’t be eligible for the maximum amount of loans that semester.

From MarketWatch Jul. 1, 2026

The friends saw the opportunity just as their semester abroad in London was winding down.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

First-year baseball coach Dino Flores of Fremont High teaches health, and for the entire semester, he had a freshman from Venezuela, Roiber Colmenares, sitting in class.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2026

When the semester ended I returned to Buck’s Peak.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

At that point he was studying remotely having left Harvard after three semesters to join the Philadelphia Union.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

But what looks to some like abandonment feels to others like a new beginning – and that makes me excited to see how high the women in “Rooster” might fly in coming semesters.

From Salon May 11, 2026

Claudio Neves Valente, 48 years old, a former Brown student and Portuguese national, planned the attack for at least six semesters, according to video transcripts released by the Justice Department.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 7, 2026

Now the schools are studying the costs and benefits of switching to semesters.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2025

I wasn’t a straight-A student, but I was always trying, and there were semesters when I got close.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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