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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

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

At the end of the semester the Rock School would be performing a showcase at the Academy of Music, the same place where I had seen The Nutcracker.

From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince




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