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doctorate

[dok-ter-it] / ˈdɒk tər ɪt /
NOUN
doctor's degree
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Freud spoke to BBC Radio Suffolk on Monday, after she received an honorary doctorate for her work in film and broadcasting at the University of Suffolk on Saturday.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Lead author Dr. Lili Alderson, a Klarman Postdoctoral Fellow at Cornell University, began the research while studying at the University of Bristol, where she earned her doctorate in physics.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

A physicist by training, Amodei turned to biology for his doctorate.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

“We learned nothing from social media,” said Nataliya Kosmyna, a visiting researcher at Google with a doctorate in human-computer interactions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Like those association tests given by my mother who is getting her doctorate in psychology.

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg

Many college grads pursue doctorates to escape the real world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

I work for a company that employs people like me: writers with doctorates, a need for cash and very few marketable skills.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

Recipients of honorary doctorates tend not to use the Dr honorific despite technically being able to out of deference to those who have undertaken the academic work to receive a PhD.

From BBC ● Dec. 21, 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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