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semester

[si-mes-ter] / sɪˈmɛs tər /
NOUN
term
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Francis said she was appalled upon learning the result of the appeal two days into the current semester.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Unlike most of the alleged assailants, Doe left college after what Giuffra has described as a “horrifying” semester in which she had to attend classes “where she saw these guys on a fairly regular basis.”

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

A new semester meant fresh workers for Robinson.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

She found Finch after a tough semester of graduate school where she felt like she was “falling apart as a person.”

From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026

The final examinations were not too much of a problem to me that semester, and I made all A’s.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

Given that fall and spring semesters run for a combined 30 weeks, this works out to roughly $107 an hour.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 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

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

Penelope had taken three semesters of art appreciation at the Swanburne Academy, so she had no doubt whatsoever.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood


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