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[dih-gree] / dɪˈgri /




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Appeared in the January 26, 2026, print edition as 'Is a Four-Year Degree Worth It?'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

He was educated at a monastery and went on to achieve the Geshe Lharampa Degree, a doctorate of Buddhist philosophy.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2025

“GCU’s disclosure is in full-size red type and placed above the Degree Program Calculator calculation in order to bring attention to it,” the university said.

From Washington Times • Nov. 1, 2023

Here I was with a brand new baby, with a Master’s Degree, teaching 250 guys, and I think there were six girls in the first class.

From Scientific American • Aug. 17, 2023

Degree should be in engineering, biological science, physical science, or math.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson




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