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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

She said she hopes the committee will deliver its feedback to her before the end of the semester in mid-December.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 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

Three weeks into the semester, Paul dropped out, and my father, convinced that his son's lawn-mowing skills bordered on genius, set him up in the landscaping business.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

For two semesters, I dressed up to teach from my living room laptop, receiving excellent evaluations.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 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

They started Neros when Hichwa, who dropped out of college after three semesters, was 21, and Monroe-Anderson was 19.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

They have copy edited at The Daily Californian since their freshman spring, most recently serving two semesters as head editor of the copy desk.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026

“I want to take college classes online. I mean...well, I’ve been taking them for 2 semesters already, but under Nana’s name. For fun.”

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty




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