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semester

[si-mes-ter] / sɪˈmɛs tər /
NOUN
term
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Kratima Divakar, a 26-year-old lawyer from India, started attending during her first semester as a grad student.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

The next day, she was placed on administrative leave and told her contract would end after the semester.

From Salon Aug. 2, 2026

Then came Oct. 7th during her first semester in upstate New York.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Students already in the U.S. will move to the new system automatically, with their stays capped at four years from the rule’s effective date during the fall semester.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

At the beginning of the second semester of my senior year, many of my classmates were excited about going to college.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

Instead of taking on summer internships or job-shadowing opportunities between semesters, he worked a retail gig to pay for college.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

Lee then focused on graduating early, packing his remaining coursework into two dense semesters — taking seven classes during one of them.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

He is enrolling in a UF online program for the first few semesters and paying an extra fee package to access services like the campus gym and student-section football-game tickets.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

They have copy edited at The Daily Californian since their freshman spring, most recently serving two semesters as head editor of the copy desk.

From Los Angeles Times May 26, 2026

Charlie grumbles: It's just temporary, only for two semesters.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon




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