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degree

[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

Now Maguire fears plans to use her earlier grades to arrive at her final degree grade will not reflect her final-year work, for which she has been averaging first-class scores.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

According to researchers, as many as 80% of chemotherapy patients experience some degree of cancer-related cognitive impairment.

From Science Daily • 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

If anybody, of whatsoever degree, said a word that he didn’t approve of, he instantly required to have it “taken down.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens




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