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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

And accounting programs are implementing further AI-driven curriculum changes for the coming fall semester in a bid to keep pace with the needs of their students’ future employers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

The number of students declaring a SCiLL minor increased 90% in the second semester this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Everyone expected him to get straight As his first semester, but for someone who had lived in a bus or on a boat for the last ten years, there were too many distractions.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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