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dissertation

[dis-er-tey-shuhn] / ˌdɪs ərˈteɪ ʃən /


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The bio on his other two books—one based on his grad school dissertation and one short story collection—says, “He lives with his wife and two daughters in the Philadelphia suburbs.”

From Literature

At university in Birmingham, he is finishing a Masters dissertation on second homes and the effectiveness of new developments in Cornwall - an issue close to his heart.

From BBC

She wrote her dissertation about serial killers decades ago, and as an author gravitates to storytelling about marginalized women.

From Los Angeles Times

Zosia Cooper, 40, has been researching why Gen Z is investing at higher rates than their predecessors for her Ph.D. dissertation at the University of California, San Diego.

From The Wall Street Journal

While working on her dissertation—which explored problems that arise for ethical theories if the universe or the future contains an infinite number of people—she slid into a kind of crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal