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semester

[si-mes-ter] / sɪˈmɛs tər /
NOUN
term
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Students do a semester or year abroad through Verto and then are guaranteed admission to a partner school, typically contingent on meeting a GPA-threshold.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Hampshire College will permanently close after the coming fall semester, after financial struggles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

They gave daddy $855.53 per semester for four or five years.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

My dad said, `No, Mr. Wahl, I’ve got to pay $855.53 for that boy’s semester.’

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

“This semester has been lonely for me. I don’t talk to most of my friends from my old school anymore. They’ve moved on. And Alyx’s friends here— they aren’t my friends.”

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows




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