semester

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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

Inara George looks back on it now as wistfully as someone remembering a love affair or a semester abroad.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

The BBC has verified footage of students marching at the Sharif University of Technology in the capital Tehran at the start of a new semester on Saturday.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

I auditioned and won a role, so I stayed at Emerson for the semester.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

“This semester has been lonely for me. I don’t talk to most of my friends from my old school anymore. They’ve moved on. And Alyx’s friends here— they aren’t my friends.”

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows