semester
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His mother died while he attended the University of South Carolina, and his father died of a heart attack during Graham’s first semester of law school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
Some said they are learning more in a single month within the fast-moving startup ecosystem than during an entire semester in lecture halls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
For example, a student enrolled half-time during a particular semester will only be eligible for 50% of the semester loan limit.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
The optional fee package will cost around $550 for a semester, depending on the number of course credits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
The other bad news was that the semester was only ten more days.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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At that point he was studying remotely having left Harvard after three semesters to join the Philadelphia Union.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 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
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
I’ve already finished 6 semesters of high school Spanish online.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
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