semester

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Midway through the semester, Detective Stafford was scheduled to visit Eddings’ class to chat with students and answer questions.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

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

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

With help from Duke, Bior had secured a spot for the spring semester at a college in Dublin in another study-abroad program.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

I’d been wondering whether something was wrong with me since the beginning of the semester, when I’d attended my first lecture on world affairs.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover