freshman
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He caught 35 passes for 609 yards and eight touchdowns as a freshman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
One of the more bewildering primary results of the year came this week in Michigan’s 8th Congressional District, a swing seat currently represented by Democratic freshman Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet.
From Slate ● Aug. 8, 2026
The freshman senator got curious and eventually became one of the Democratic champions of a landmark crypto bill winding through Washington—until now.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Hendler-Grunt’s advice: “If you want to graduate early, then you need to come into your freshman year doing some of the things that typically a junior might do,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
He was the only person in our four-hundred-plus freshman class I didn't recognize.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
A pilot program aims to ease pressure on freshmen and help them adjust to demands of college.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
University of California math and science professors have urged UC regents to reinstate entrance exams because so many freshmen were unprepared.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
When we met as freshmen in college, I immediately felt safe with him.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
He’s one of the several freshmen who might have been on the brink of a redshirt, given his weight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
But Mom’s car died last summer, so my car became her car, which means I get to ride home with thirty-five freshmen.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
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