degree
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Ternus earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and worked as an engineer at Virtual Research Systems before joining Apple.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
Cook’s fondness for his alma mater Auburn University, where he earned a degree in industrial engineering, periodically brings him back to campus for special events or football games.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
Public school pre-K programs were the only setting in which teachers were required to have a college degree.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
He said he wanted to have a discussion with executive ministers about "reform of the system" and setting a budget for the next couple of years so that there is "some degree of stability".
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
He was a degree or two from erupting, but I didn't care.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
Most human ankles, in comparison, can flex by roughly 20 degrees.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
That may have something to do with Canada’s peculiar history, which involved gaining independence from Britain only gradually and by degrees over the course of 300 years.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
Before 1975, the U.K. had hit 34 degrees once or twice a decade on average, according to government data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
How hot must a day be to be “extreme”? Ninety degrees, 100, 105?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
On November 12, the temperature soared to thirty-five degrees Fahrenheit, and several men took advantage of the warmth to take a wash in the snow.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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