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dissertation

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


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From footnote 21 in “ ‘Lord I Am 1’: The Solitary ‘I’ and the Social Lyric,” a 2025 doctoral dissertation in English by Jenna Hart at the University of Illinois Chicago:

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

She suggested that Schroeder examine some of the undescribed specimens as part of her dissertation, according to the news release.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

But the originality of Arday’s dissertation and his other academic work was also coming under scrutiny, leading to multiple allegations of plagiarism.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

His dissertation, according to a Barron’s article in 2013, included a section on soaring house prices and their impact on consumer spending.

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026

‘We regularly hire junior faculty members who complete their dissertation during their first year or two here.’

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

Since its introduction, fifteen dissertations and final theses at Freie Universität have focused on the topic, along with seven additional dissertations completed by researchers in other countries.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 7, 2026

After studying neuroscience and writing two dissertations, she was off to Stanford for a law degree and math Ph.D.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

"We're doing our dissertations, final-year exams and assignments. I could not even apply for certain postgrad opportunities."

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2025

In fact, we first sketched out our plan to link cultural values and microbiology while writing our Ph.D. dissertations at our local deli in St. Louis, Missouri.

From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2024

There were long dissertations written in long hand; some were political and others dealt with the history of art.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright




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