semester
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The next day, she was placed on administrative leave and told her contract would end after the semester.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
“We look to the second semester with confidence,” Executive Chairman Axel Dumas said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
But if they drop classes at some point during the semester, their aid eligibility will be reduced in the spring to compensate for the change.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 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
So I didn’t return to West Virginia University for the fall semester.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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
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
At that point he was studying remotely having left Harvard after three semesters to join the Philadelphia Union.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 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
Our parents pay on a semester basis, which means that in seven semesters, yours have invested...Who has a calculator?
From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone
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