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semester

[si-mes-ter] / sɪˈmɛs tər /
NOUN
term
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They gave daddy $855.53 per semester for four or five years.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

The fall semester was more than halfway through when Stafford visited the UT–Arlington forensic lab on Nov. 6.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

In a recent email to faculty, Claybaugh said A’s fell to 53.4% in the fall semester from 60.2% in the prior academic year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The number of new and returning African students arriving in the U.S. for the 2025 fall semester fell by nearly a third from the previous year, according to preliminary Commerce Department data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

If I can save up enough for a semester of lessons at the music school, then Mom and Dad would have to agree to let me take them.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks




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