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doctorate

[dok-ter-it] / ˈdɒk tər ɪt /
NOUN
doctor's degree
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A few years earlier, Pastor Long was dispatched to pursue a doctorate of theology in the U.S., in part so he could continue to lead hybrid services from abroad if other Zion leaders were arrested.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

TAE CEO Michl Binderbauer, who has a doctorate in physics from UC Irvine, holds more than 100 U.S. and international patents, according to the company.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Two months later, he recruited Hoyt, another Cal Poly grad with a doctorate in environmental science, who has built a business on the Central Coast testing soil samples.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Meanwhile, Montaclair had further polished his CV by claiming a doctorate in French literature and grammar issued by the University of Philology and Education situated in Lewes in the US state of Delaware.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

He had cultivated Groves assiduously, even sponsoring the general for an honorary Berkeley doctorate, conferred in 1945.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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