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dissertation

[dis-er-tey-shuhn] / ˌdɪs ərˈteɪ ʃən /


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In 2024, Kobie Alexander Smith wrote his dissertation about this kind of fundraising by hospitals as part of his Degree of Doctor of Education at the University of Pennsylvania.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 2, 2026

His dissertation, according to a Barron’s article in 2013, included a section on soaring house prices and their impact on consumer spending.

From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026

"The dissertation work was making the geologic connection between what we might see at the surface versus what we might see hundreds or thousands of feet belowground," Sankey said.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

One of those employees, played by Eiza González, will make a one-scene farce of delivering a dissertation on Karl Marx while vaping.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

“Richard, you can’t. What about your dissertation? School?”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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