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doctorate

[dok-ter-it] / ˈdɒk tər ɪt /
NOUN
doctor's degree
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Two months later, he recruited Steve Hoyt, another Cal Poly grad with a doctorate in environmental science, who has built a business on the Central Coast testing soil samples.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Dehlin, who also has a doctorate in psychology from Utah State University, was on the list.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

He attended the University of Chicago in the late 1980s, graduating with masters and doctorate degrees in economics.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

She later earned a doctorate in astronomy from Harvard and in 1927, she became the youngest astronomer ever to have a star of distinction next to her name in the publication American Men of Science.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

“That he’s going on for a doctorate in psychology and doesn’t intend to take his place.”

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok




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