doctorate
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After all, he’s now working on stuff you don’t need a doctorate to understand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
Helton, who has a doctorate in education, said she is highly skilled and trustworthy.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
Another woman in Tehran said the foreign-trade company where she worked had closed, leaving her unemployed for four months despite holding a doctorate and having 17 years of experience.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Constantino, who recently defended his doctorate at UK, said that this atmosphere gave him the confidence to pursue challenging questions that crossed multiple fields.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
The student was starting a doctorate in electrical engineering.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
The International Mathematical Union awarded its Fields Medal on Thursday at a ceremony in Philadelphia to four people, including Yu Deng and Hong Wang, who both attended Peking University before earning doctorates in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
"I'm not his spokesperson," he added, noting that he has doctorates in Zulu music and cultural tourism.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2025
At one point, he testified in court, he was enrolled in 19 universities at once, pursuing five doctorates simultaneously.
From New York Times ● May 21, 2024
“You’re seeing more educated people doing this, more tech workers, more people with college degrees, master’s degrees, doctorates even.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2024
He talked often of how he could not go to university because he had to find a job to support his siblings, and how people he was cleverer than in secondary school now had doctorates.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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