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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

On July 21, 2026, Nathan Cofnas, an American philosopher working at Ghent University in Belgium, wrote a Substack post detailing how he submitted Arday’s 2015 dissertation to Copyleaks, a plagiarism detection platform.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

Miniature golf was ruined with a lengthy dissertation on impact, trajectory, and wind velocity, and our sand castles were critiqued with stifling lectures on the dynamics of the vaulted ceiling.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

Kris Harrington, a lecturer at Kent State University in Ohio, told MarketWatch that the outage prevented her and others from submitting their dissertations on Thursday, ahead of a Friday deadline.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026

Using crowdsourcing techniques, VroniPlag Wiki in Germany and Dissernet in Russia have exposed numerous instances of plagiarism by public servants in their dissertations and academic publications.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

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

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

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2025

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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