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semester

[si-mes-ter] / sɪˈmɛs tər /
NOUN
term
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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

Concannon is interning this semester at the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office and is set to graduate this spring.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

When the semester ended, I told him I was going home for the summer.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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