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PhD



NOUN
doctor's degree
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He received his bachelor’s degree in 1943 and a PhD in 1946, both in chemistry and both from McGill.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

The breakthrough came while Lambie was completing a PhD at the University of Auckland and the MacDiarmid Institute.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

What has changed is the context, says Nelson Aghogho Evaborhene, a PhD fellow in global health governance at Roskilde University in Denmark.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

Viñola López and colleagues explored the site while he was completing his PhD research at the University of Florida and the Florida Museum of Natural History.

From Science Daily Jul. 5, 2026

The unlikeliness of Harris’s bombshell—she was a grandmother, no less, without PhD or academic affiliation—prompted both wonder and chagrin.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt




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