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


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In the years since, Duke and his colleagues have expanded on the initial scope of his dissertation to compile more evidence from a larger collection of samples.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

She suggested that Schroeder examine some of the undescribed specimens as part of her dissertation, according to the news release.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

On July 21, 2026, Nathan Cofnas, an American philosopher working at Ghent University in Belgium, wrote a Substack post detailing how he submitted Arday’s 2015 dissertation to Copyleaks, a plagiarism detection platform.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

The allegations included that multiple sections of Arday's doctoral dissertation were copied from other works.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Miniature golf was ruined with a lengthy dissertation on impact, trajectory, and wind velocity, and our sand castles were critiqued with stifling lectures on the dynamics of the vaulted ceiling.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

Since its introduction, fifteen dissertations and final theses at Freie Universität have focused on the topic, along with seven additional dissertations completed by researchers in other countries.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 7, 2026

After studying neuroscience and writing two dissertations, she was off to Stanford for a law degree and math Ph.D.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

In fact, we first sketched out our plan to link cultural values and microbiology while writing our Ph.D. dissertations at our local deli in St. Louis, Missouri.

From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2024

Some posted alternative graduation pictures of themselves throwing their dissertations in the bin.

From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2024

All of this was important, the stuff of historians’ arguments and doctoral dissertations, but Dobyns was thinking of something else.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann


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