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doctorate

[dok-ter-it] / ˈdɒk tər ɪt /
NOUN
doctor's degree
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Felicity Finch, who plays former Harper Adams student Ruth Archer on the BBC's The Archers programme, will receive an honorary doctorate.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

They were soon joined by another Polytechnique alumnus, Thomas Wolf, a wide-ranging talent who holds a doctorate in quantum physics and also worked as an intellectual property lawyer.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

Now she’s getting her astronomy doctorate at Boston University.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

She also received an honorary doctorate degree of letters from Carson-Newman University in Jefferson City, Tenn., in 1990.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2026

Staggering from the examination room, Livingston sought out Lawrence to warn that he almost certainly would be refused his doctorate, due to his failure to demonstrate a grasp of basic nuclear physics.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

That is the entire story, and there are people with doctorates who cannot say it out loud.

From MarketWatch Sep. 9, 2026

The International Mathematical Union awarded its Fields Medal on Thursday at a ceremony in Philadelphia to four people, including Yu Deng and Hong Wang, who both attended Peking University before earning doctorates in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

"I'm not his spokesperson," he added, noting that he has doctorates in Zulu music and cultural tourism.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2025

Lifetime Achievement Award and honorary doctorates from Berklee College of Music and the University of Massachusetts.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2025

Comptons guests had come to the city to receive honorary doctorates from the University of Chicago.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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