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dissertation

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


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You could write a dissertation exploring all of the possibilities of why Dylan posted each item, and some people probably did.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

He married Catherine Sears in 1967, shortly before finishing his dissertation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

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 • Mar. 7, 2026

"I'm including historical east coast wolves in a separate chapter of my dissertation comparing skull morphology between coastal and inland populations," he says.

From Science Daily • Jan. 30, 2026

She went on to write a PhD dissertation on the effect of formal rhetoric on Shakespeare’s language, and remained an evangelist for the use of the trivium in education.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith




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