sophomore
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“I’ve Seen It” is the final track on Dean’s sophomore album “The Art of Loving,” released in September 2025.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Although he arrived at Michigan last year as a supposed can’t-miss prospect, with a five-star rating and a rocket arm, he has thrown just five touchdowns and four interceptions in his sophomore campaign.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Mater Dei’s defensive line had a solid game, holding Santa Margarita star sophomore running back Adrian Petero to 41 yards on 11 carries, although he scored his team’s first touchdown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Last year, New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye had the opposite of a sophomore slump.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The article says Brian came out at that pep rally the spring of his sophomore year, which followed his last winter break here.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
So are more college freshmen and sophomores, in the hopes of improving their own hiring chances later on, campus career counselors say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026
“We educated a lot of freshmen, sophomores, and newcomers,” Marks said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
Many of the players who were sophomores on the 2024 team are coming through this season, led by pitcher/infielder Jayden Rojas, who’s 2-0 on the mound and hitting .385.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026
Brown President Christina Paxson said she believed the shooting happened inside a final-exam review session for a principles of economics class where most of the students in the class were freshmen or sophomores.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025
Nor was it just the suddenly erratic performance of the sophomores on whom he had staked so much hope.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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