semester
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The Mountain School pioneered the high-school semester program in the 1980s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
She found Finch after a tough semester of graduate school where she felt like she was “falling apart as a person.”
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
Each Friday during the spring semester, students practice the basic techniques of archaeological fieldwork while investigating Mission San Francisco de Potano, a centuries-old site in northwest Gainesville.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
Not wanting to spend additional funds, he opted into a meal plan offered for commuter students like himself, with 50 meals for the 16-week semester that came to about $10 per meal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
This semester, Jennifer was out of fashion, and J-names for boys were in.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
Lee then focused on graduating early, packing his remaining coursework into two dense semesters — taking seven classes during one of them.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
At that point he was studying remotely having left Harvard after three semesters to join the Philadelphia Union.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
They have copy edited at The Daily Californian since their freshman spring, most recently serving two semesters as head editor of the copy desk.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
But what looks to some like abandonment feels to others like a new beginning – and that makes me excited to see how high the women in “Rooster” might fly in coming semesters.
From Salon ● May 11, 2026
“I want to take college classes online. I mean...well, I’ve been taking them for 2 semesters already, but under Nana’s name. For fun.”
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
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