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degree

[dih-gree] / dɪˈgri /




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Different administrations will take different views on the degree to which technology needs to be protected.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Recovering from the death of her brother, her physical health suffered while she studied her liberal arts degree at the University of Nottingham, affecting her second year grades.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck seemed to stand even less of a chance when he founded the company in 2006, as an amateur rocketeer with no college degree and no funding.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

The wage premium a college degree brings roughly doubled between the late 1970s and 2000, from about 40% to nearly 80%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Polina Gelman, who’d taken up flying in ninth grade, was in her third year of a history degree at Moscow University on June 22, 1941.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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