get a degree
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It was possible to get a degree without having read a page of Charles Dickens, George Eliot or Thomas Hardy, but not without having studied the 14th-century poem “Piers Plowman.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
McFadden, who lives in Philadelphia, first took on her student loans in 1994 when she was in her early 20s, a period when she made multiple attempts to get a degree.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 19, 2025
“My peers all the time feel this frustration that just because you go to college and get a degree doesn’t mean you’ll get a job,” said Leonido, who grew up in the Westlake area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 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
“Did you know you can get a degree in music? If you had one, you could give lessons, you could direct the church choir. Even Dad won’t argue with that, not much anyway.”
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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