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semester

[si-mes-ter] / sɪˈmɛs tər /
NOUN
term
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Ottawa and Brussels are also understood to be working to have Canada participate in the EU's Erasmus youth program, which allows university students to spend a semester abroad, among other things.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

The second tripled monthly sales but left when her university semester resumed.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Last spring, the university emailed me its estimated 2025-2026 cost of attendance for a full-time student living off campus: $16,000, or $8,000 per semester.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

During the club’s first semester as an official chapter in the spring of 2026, Roth said, he was surprised to see more women than men show up to events.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026

The second semester of college began the following Monday, and during lunch Danny told me he planned to speak to Professor Appleman that afternoon.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

For two semesters, I dressed up to teach from my living room laptop, receiving excellent evaluations.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

Instead of taking on summer internships or job-shadowing opportunities between semesters, he worked a retail gig to pay for college.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

He is enrolling in a UF online program for the first few semesters and paying an extra fee package to access services like the campus gym and student-section football-game tickets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

They have copy edited at The Daily Californian since their freshman spring, most recently serving two semesters as head editor of the copy desk.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026

Charlie grumbles: It's just temporary, only for two semesters.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon


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