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[dih-gree] / dɪˈgri /




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But opportunity was scarce and, armed with her degree, she left Russia to work as a model.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

The Department of Homeland Security rule ends a policy in place since 1978 that allowed students to stay for the length of their degree program.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

If gas prices spike again, as they did in the spring, the economy would surely suffer to some degree.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

“There’s a high degree of noise” in the materials the FBI has, said Max Palmer, a professor at Boston University who has studied mail-in ballot signature matching.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

It took me a while, but I eventually got my bachelor’s degree from a college that mails the coursework to inmates at my prison.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks

For the new study, the research team examined blood samples from older adults who followed the Mediterranean diet to different degrees.

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

Washing or peeling can lessen the risk of infection, but cooking food to at least 158 degrees reliably kills Cyclospora.

From Slate Jul. 17, 2026

Last month, surface air temperatures in Western Europe ran around 3 degrees Celsius above the 1991-2020 average, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

To greater or lesser degrees Burnham has floated more "public control", cost of living support, small business rates relief, and higher infrastructure investment and higher defence spending.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

An incubator is set way too high at thirty-seven degrees Celsius, which makes no sense for a defoliant to kill Sagan’s plant life for terra-forming.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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