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[dih-gree] / dɪˈgri /




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Berton, the national disaster agency spokesman, said at least 914 houses on the island were severely damaged and hundreds of others to a lesser degree.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

Now as more Americans rethink the value of college, the idea of bypassing a degree is gaining luster among a new set of founders.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Burnham told podcaster Day his English degree helped with "getting the emotion into what you do and what you say" and having a "connection with people".

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

In the end, Aashi started a Level 6 degree apprenticeship in sales at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Globes were spun ’round like tops, and the capital cities of midsized European nations were identified with an impressive degree of accuracy, by current and former students alike.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

Temperatures will fall by 10-15 degrees Celsius by the end of the weekend, bringing them much closer to the seasonal average.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

One of the most enduring mysteries that has been puzzling scientists forever is how the Sun's outer atmosphere - the corona - is millions of degrees hotter than its surface.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

It was 80 degrees and muggy, and he couldn’t turn on his fan because Santiago de Cuba, the island’s second-largest city, hadn’t had any power for 20 hours.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Temperatures in the area of the ocean used to calculate El Niño were already 2.41 degrees above baseline.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Women whose degrees were in other disciplines were hired to be what were called computers.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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