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semester

[si-mes-ter] / sɪˈmɛs tər /
NOUN
term
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So I got a small grant, bought a swab kit and spent a semester knocking on doors to ask classmates if I could sample the bacteria on their faces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Hampshire announced it would close permanently after the coming fall semester.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Perhaps she could defer at Yale for a semester and start late.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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