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[dih-gree] / dɪˈgri /




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The disparity is fueling inequality to a degree that may be closer to the Gilded Age of the late 1800s than the inflationary 1970s, says Swonk.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

He earned a business degree, took a job in consulting, and by 2000 was chief financial officer of Deutsche Telekom’s German unit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The CTA is an arrangement dating back to 1922 when 26 of Ireland's 32 counties were granted a large degree of independence by the UK.

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

His ostensible reason, however, was to ask whether Mr. Woodhouse’s party could be made up in the evening without him, or whether he should be in the smallest degree necessary at Hartfield.

From "Emma" by Jane Austen




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