freshman
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In cross-country, I was lightweight, which won me a spot on the varsity team as a freshman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
“That’s a freshman with an off-the-charts football IQ.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
"I am very disgusted to be here, to be paying this institution to be here," freshman Eliana Dolven-Miller said.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Louisiana State redshirt freshman defensive end Damien Shanklin did not participate in preseason training camp and has not appeared in a game this season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
I loved the African-American literature class I’d taken my freshman year where we had read fiction to try to understand American history in the nineteenth century.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
Some of the freshmen, or first-year students, who spoke to the BBC had only arrived at Cornell last month.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
USC still has standout freshmen Kayden Dixon-Wyatt and tight end Mark Bowman to pace the passing attack.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
A report last year from the University of California, San Diego, found that one in 12 freshmen had math skills below middle-school level.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Trinidad gives free haircuts to all of the students who have been with him since they were freshmen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
As they moved in and out of the shell house, in shorts and jerseys, helping Tom Bolles register the new freshmen, there was an unmistakable hint of swagger in their step.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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