semester
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That same semester, my friend Paula suggested I take acting jobs in TV commercials for extra income.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
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
That could mean that even if they sign up for a full load in the spring, they won’t be eligible for the maximum amount of loans that semester.
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 designs were due on March 31,1981, long after the semester ended.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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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
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
Claudio Neves Valente, 48 years old, a former Brown student and Portuguese national, planned the attack for at least six semesters, according to video transcripts released by the Justice Department.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
Since last fall, a UC working group has studied the potential switch to semesters as well as hybrid options, calculating the possible effects on student success and financial costs to rearrange registration and class schedules.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2025
In front of me were documents from my soon-to-be college, thanking us for our payment in full for the first two semesters.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
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