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degree

[dih-gree] / dɪˈgri /




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Scientists warn that every additional fraction of a degree above 1.5C increases extreme weather events and the likelihood of irreversible changes to the planet, from dying coral reefs to melting permafrost.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Fielder rose to fame with his 2013-2017 Comedy Central show “Nathan For You,” in which he uses his commerce degree from British Columbia’s University of Victoria to sell himself as a savior for struggling entrepreneurs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Evans attended Francis Parker School, an exclusive private school in San Diego, before graduating from MIT with a degree in economics in 2015.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Instead of seeming like a smart pursuit, a computer-science degree started to look like it could be a dead end.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

When a navigator knows his coordinates—the degree of latitude and degree of longitude he is at—he knows where on the wide, blank ocean he is.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

More highly trained behavior analysts, typically with master’s degrees, oversee the technicians.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

The team then cooled the crystal to just a few degrees Kelvin above absolute zero, the lowest theoretically possible temperature.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

Computer-science professors and department chairs maintain that computer-science degrees are still valuable and that the major will remain attractive to students.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

It was started by a San Fernando Valley man who received a $2,115 electric bill for his 2,500-square-foot home that he said he kept at 74 degrees between the months of August and September.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

He leaves the car running—thankfully, because it’s ninety degrees outside— but flings his door open and runs around to the trunk.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller


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