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doctorate

[dok-ter-it] / ˈdɒk tər ɪt /
NOUN
doctor's degree
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Dehlin, who also has a doctorate in psychology from Utah State University, was on the list.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

He attended the University of Chicago in the late 1980s, graduating with masters and doctorate degrees in economics.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

She later earned a doctorate in astronomy from Harvard and in 1927, she became the youngest astronomer ever to have a star of distinction next to her name in the publication American Men of Science.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

It’s a job that requires a doctorate, a love of Gouda and the diplomacy of a hostage negotiator.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

At Boston University around the same time, C. Eric Lincoln, a Negro scholar then working for his doctorate, had selected for his thesis subject the Nation of Islam.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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