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dissertation

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


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Critics dug out and posted his dissertation, which was pilloried by other academics for a simplistic chart that placed terrorism on a spectrum somewhere between “peacekeeping” and “thermonuclear war.”

From Salon • Apr. 22, 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

At university in Birmingham, he is finishing a Masters dissertation on second homes and the effectiveness of new developments in Cornwall - an issue close to his heart.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Zosia Cooper, 40, has been researching why Gen Z is investing at higher rates than their predecessors for her Ph.D. dissertation at the University of California, San Diego.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

I grew to hate the growing pages of my dissertation on genre and Renaissance literature.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez




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