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[dih-gree] / dɪˈgri /




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Bonds continued to rally even after another inflation report showed price pressures picked up last month by an even greater degree than economists had expected.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

Even when improvement occurs, some degree of visual impairment typically remains.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

These programs provide students with military classes and training at civilian universities alongside civilian college degree requirements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Zacharia, 41, graduated from Pepperdine University's law school in 2011, but obtaining a law degree does not automatically qualify someone to practice law.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

After she earned her degree, Van had visited her in Huntington, spending time with her family as any serious suitor would.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

It was started by a San Fernando Valley man who received a $2,115 electric bill for his 2,500-square-foot home that he said he kept at 74 degrees between the months of August and September.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

"The only corals we have here now are the ones who survived this 38, 39 degrees."

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

After graduating with degrees in Spanish and rhetoric and communications studies, Horton played professionally in Europe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Godwin pointed to the blades in a jet turbine, each one a perfect crystal made of an advanced metal alloy that can withstand 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Penelope felt as if the temperature had dropped twenty degrees.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood


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