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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

But she got special permission to take an extra semester of art.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan




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