freshman
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After his freshman year, though, Venable took advice from his mother and approached Princeton coach Scott Bradley about potentially returning to baseball.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Lara had no worries about putting the freshman in the fire and letting him secure the victory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
“It kind of felt like I was a freshman all over when I was playing center,” Raymond said Aug. 25 ahead of his first start at center against San José State.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
I watched the carnage from an NYU dorm room, having just moved to the city to start my freshman year of college.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
It’s more than two months into freshman year, so I can officially say that.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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Jones still gripes about the freshmen who come to school every fall trying to replicate one-handed catches they see on TikTok.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Was this somehow linked to Michigan’s recent decision to drop first-semester grades for its incoming freshmen?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
“For me, graduation is very important. It’s emotional to see my freshmen become seniors and graduate.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Syracuse also failed to draw enough students overall—prompting it to offer emergency financial-aid packages to lure freshmen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
As it turned out, they could do plenty, particularly the freshmen.
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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