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semester

[si-mes-ter] / sɪˈmɛs tər /
NOUN
term
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First-year baseball coach Dino Flores of Fremont High teaches health, and for the entire semester, he had a freshman from Venezuela, Roiber Colmenares, sitting in class.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

A lucky few leave the semester with job offers waiting for them after college.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Hampshire College, alma mater of filmmaker Ken Burns, announced in April that it will close after the fall semester.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

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

You’ll need to check in every Friday for the remainder of the semester to give me updates on how things are going.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina




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