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degree

[dih-gree] / dɪˈgri /




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It believed further investigation was needed to "connect the dots and determine the scale of the phenomenon with a high degree of certainty", he said.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

"They have zero net magnetization, so they're stable, but they still have the capability to generate spin-polarized currents needed to easily extract information. That gives you an additional degree of freedom to work with."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

Winston said his first professional degree is in architecture and he is licensed in the field.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Underwood, 25, joined London-based PR agency Fight or Flight in November last year, in the new role of "AI associate" after completing a degree and then a masters in marketing.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Although Regina had spent six years studying to be a physician, she left before completing her degree, took the baby to Paris, and settled there, working as a teacher of English.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

His core, however, held, with white voters without college degrees and white evangelicals remaining firmly Republican.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

The results revealed temperatures falling to approximately 2,200 Kelvin, more than 1,000 degrees below the temperature of the visible surface, or photosphere.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

Many perceive it as complicated, risky and reserved for financial professionals, the wealthy or people with economics degrees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

One of the IVA branches located in Sjöbo, southern Sweden, wrote on social media: "Our refrigerators and freezers have been hacked overnight and they have set the temperature to 50 degrees."

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

This task finally tore Penelope’s mind away from her ruminations about how many degrees of dead there might be, and back to the bright, cozy nursery and the extremely lively children who lived there.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood


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