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semester

[si-mes-ter] / sɪˈmɛs tər /
NOUN
term
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The next day, she was placed on administrative leave and told her contract would end after the semester.

From Salon Aug. 2, 2026

“We look to the second semester with confidence,” Executive Chairman Axel Dumas said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

During my first semester, when I was 23, my mom called.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

For example, students at the New Media Academy complete a presentation at the end of each semester in which industry professionals serve as judges.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

All semester, you work on building it, and then your parents come to see.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

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

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

But what looks to some like abandonment feels to others like a new beginning – and that makes me excited to see how high the women in “Rooster” might fly in coming semesters.

From Salon May 11, 2026

MIT, for example, allows undergraduates to take up to four semesters off.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 4, 2026

I wasn’t a straight-A student, but I was always trying, and there were semesters when I got close.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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