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dissertation

[dis-er-tey-shuhn] / ˌdɪs ərˈteɪ ʃən /


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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

The allegations included that multiple sections of Arday's doctoral dissertation were copied from other works.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

He highlighted that plagiarism detection software had found several tracts of Arday's PhD dissertation to be copied verbatim or lightly rephrased from prior academic works by other authors.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

Though she still has a dissertation to write, still has an adviser to monitor her progress, she feels unmoored already, somehow beyond the world that has defined and structured and limited her for so long.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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

After studying neuroscience and writing two dissertations, she was off to Stanford for a law degree and math Ph.D.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 4, 2025

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

From BBC Apr. 16, 2025

Baba would enlighten me with his poli­tics during those walks with long-winded dissertations.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini




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