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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

The Mountain School pioneered the high-school semester program in the 1980s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 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

I’d hardly seen McCoy at all since the new semester started, and Celia didn’t seem to have it in her to hurt anyone.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia

Upon appeal, Shanklin’s two-semester suspension from school and campus activities was lessened to four semesters of probation during which he could remain on campus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Lee then focused on graduating early, packing his remaining coursework into two dense semesters — taking seven classes during one of them.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 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

In the evolving landscape of college basketball, talented freshmen fated to spend two semesters on campus before rushing off to the NBA draft used to be all the rage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026

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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