freshman

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Grant broke the record during the Big Ten title game and is being chased by Oklahoma freshman Kendall Wells, who has hit 37 home runs so far this season.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

While jumping rope in my garage, a multidecade effort to lose my freshman 15, I blasted “Eye of the Tiger,” rock band Survivor’s unforgettable theme song from the 1982 film “Rocky III.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

“I’m very surprised with the 50,” said the 15-year-old, who also won both events as a freshman and led the Vikings to the Division 2 team title.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

It should be that you say there’s a lot of life change that happens over the 45 months from being a fall freshman to an end of an 8th semester, second semester senior.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

“There was a guy last year at my school. I had had a crush on him for most of my freshman year, and he came out at the start of our sophomore year.”

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro