semester

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

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

To find their way into Cynthia’s unwieldy case at the start of the fall 2025 semester, Concannon and her teammates tackled the project much like a task force would, dividing it into sections.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Gus’s interest in Mary—whose mother, Anna, is a television host in London—turns romantic after she becomes Mary’s model for a semester.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

As fall semester began, panic and then despair set in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 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