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semester

[si-mes-ter] / sɪˈmɛs tər /
NOUN
term
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Each semester, I would take my students to study frustrated users’ attempts to figure out the D.C.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

With no prospects for a U.S. visa, Bior enrolled in a Duke study-abroad program in Germany for the fall 2025 semester.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

With help from Duke, Bior had secured a spot for the spring semester at a college in Dublin in another study-abroad program.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Inara George looks back on it now as wistfully as someone remembering a love affair or a semester abroad.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Barack’s teaching duties at the law school had wrapped up for the semester, and I’d put in for time off at my job.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama