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dissertation

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


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My father and the others could give a dissertation on different types of screws: steel, stainless steel, iron, aluminum, thread angles and thickness, and on and on.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

In the years since, Duke and his colleagues have expanded on the initial scope of his dissertation to compile more evidence from a larger collection of samples.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

She suggested that Schroeder examine some of the undescribed specimens as part of her dissertation, according to the news release.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

But the originality of Arday’s dissertation and his other academic work was also coming under scrutiny, leading to multiple allegations of plagiarism.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

His name is Ongah, and he is an exchange student from Kenya who is writing a dissertation at N.Y.U. on the French symbolists of the 19th cent.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

Since its introduction, fifteen dissertations and final theses at Freie Universität have focused on the topic, along with seven additional dissertations completed by researchers in other countries.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 7, 2026

After studying neuroscience and writing two dissertations, she was off to Stanford for a law degree and math Ph.D.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

"We're doing our dissertations, final-year exams and assignments. I could not even apply for certain postgrad opportunities."

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2025

In fact, we first sketched out our plan to link cultural values and microbiology while writing our Ph.D. dissertations at our local deli in St. Louis, Missouri.

From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2024

There were long dissertations written in long hand; some were political and others dealt with the history of art.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright


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