get a degree
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He grew up in Iran, came to Oklahoma to get a degree in petroleum engineering and joined Chevron just after finishing graduate school in 1978.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026
“Our age bracket was told you have to go to college and get a degree to be successful.”
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 10, 2026
All Williams wanted was an opportunity to get a degree in college.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2025
She became the first of her family to get a degree, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she worked to pay tuition.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2025
Anyway, he said, it would take years to get a degree part-time.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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