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dissertation

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


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In his doctoral dissertation, researcher Zhe Zhu explored how generative AI tools such as ChatGPT and Gemini are changing workplaces and influencing employees' experiences on the job.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

You could write a dissertation exploring all of the possibilities of why Dylan posted each item, and some people probably did.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

At a time when few museums had contemporary art departments — “you couldn’t write a dissertation on a living artist,” Schaffner notes — Harris Norton funded the scaffolding that would sustain the artists she collected.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Arendt had written her dissertation on St. Augustine, who held curiosity to be dangerous, often tempting one to sin because of an insatiable hunger for one sight after another.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

When I traveled to London to write a dissertation on English Renaissance literature, I was finally confident of membership in a ‘community of scholars.’

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez




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