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doctorate

[dok-ter-it] / ˈdɒk tər ɪt /
NOUN
doctor's degree
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Arday worked as a PE teacher before earning his doctorate at Liverpool John Moores University and going on to teach at Roehampton, Durham and Glasgow.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

While pursuing a computer-science doctorate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, specializing in machine learning, Andrew Lai interned at Microsoft and Nvidia doing deep-learning research.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

Gong has since earned his doctorate from U-M and now works in Chicago as a machine learning scientist.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

Helton, who has a doctorate in education, said she is highly skilled and trustworthy.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

“She was the first Black woman to earn a doctorate in astronomy from the University of Michigan, and she’s the reason I decided to pursue a career in astronomy,” Ayana said, fiddling with her braids.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

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

While most US undergraduate programmes are typically four years, graduate level programmes such as doctorates typically take longer to complete.

From BBC Jul. 16, 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

At one point, he testified in court, he was enrolled in 19 universities at once, pursuing five doctorates simultaneously.

From New York Times May 21, 2024

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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