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semester

[si-mes-ter] / sɪˈmɛs tər /
NOUN
term
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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

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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