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dissertation

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


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She was hired by Bank of America while still working on her dissertation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

She wrote her dissertation about serial killers decades ago, and as an author gravitates to storytelling about marginalized women.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

"I'm including historical east coast wolves in a separate chapter of my dissertation comparing skull morphology between coastal and inland populations," he says.

From Science Daily • Jan. 30, 2026

She studied history and French at the University of Manchester, writing a final year dissertation on peculiar uses of photography in 19th Century Paris.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025

I asked if they were concerned about the fact that I hadn’t yet finished my dissertation.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez




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