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Each semester, I would take my students to study frustrated users’ attempts to figure out the D.C.
From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026
Gus’s interest in Mary—whose mother, Anna, is a television host in London—turns romantic after she becomes Mary’s model for a semester.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
After finishing the fall semester of his sophomore year, Bior returned to Uganda for winter break.
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
I was choosing my courses for the next semester.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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