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dissertation

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


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In his doctoral dissertation, researcher Zhe Zhu explored how generative AI tools such as ChatGPT and Gemini are changing workplaces and influencing employees' experiences on the job.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

One of those employees, played by Eiza González, will make a one-scene farce of delivering a dissertation on Karl Marx while vaping.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

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

“We postponed our honeymoon trip to the summer because of dissertation work, and then had to repostpone it because the work kept not finishing,” he said in a biography page on the Nobel website.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Identifying these surprising and provocative themes was a breakthrough, but the Times is not in the dissertation business.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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