freshman
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“If you asked anybody in freshman year or sophomore, ‘Do you imagine Tobias Raymond being the team captain in two years?’
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
At USC, Mosley already is making a push through two weeks to be the Trojans’ most dynamic offensive weapon as a freshman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 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
Defense might be the wrong word in Georgia, where polls show freshman Sen. Jon Ossoff handily beating a Republican challenger who keeps some questionable company.
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026
But my freshman year of high school wasn't just a significant turning point in my relationship with Samira.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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
After scrambling last year to lure freshmen with additional merit-aid offers of up to $200,000, Syracuse fell short of its enrollment target this school year, sending it into a budget shortfall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 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
USC was at its best early, even with its fleet of freshmen needing time to find their footing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Word got around that they were new freshmen.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
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