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
Wallace wants to go to a four-year university and get a degree in engineering before moving on to a master’s program.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
“Our age bracket was told you have to go to college and get a degree to be successful.”
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 10, 2026
That was like a "red rag to a bull" he said, and he went on to get a degree in animal nutrition and to set up a farm in Bedfordshire.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 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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