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My daughter's a freshman at UCLA.
He was the best freshman in professional basketball this year.
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In her freshman year of high school, she and her fellow students were shown a video simulation that showed their classmates playing dead while a police officer in a ski mask prowled the halls.
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2024
Quarterback competition Four quarterbacks — Florida State sophomore transfer AJ Duffy, sophomore Kyle Crum, redshirt freshman Javance Tupou’ata-Johnson and true freshman Danny O’Neil — have been competing throughout spring camp.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2024
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2024
Quarterback competition Four quarterbacks — Florida State sophomore transfer AJ Duffy, sophomore Kyle Crum, redshirt freshman Javance Tupou’ata-Johnson and true freshman Danny O’Neil — have been competing throughout spring camp.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2024
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“Freshman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freshman. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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freshman
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fresh·man
ˈfresh-mən 
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