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PhD



NOUN
doctor's degree
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After receiving his PhD and completing a postdoctoral program, Armin was in between jobs when he received a research grant in November.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Proof of concept: he's a black belt in judo and jiujitsu -- and also working on a PhD.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

When Hostin enthused that she has “a PhD in ChatGPT” and regularly uses the LLM for personal and marital counseling, Swisher held up a warning finger: “Please don’t do that.”

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

PhD fashion students at DMU put on a workshop teaching pupils how to sew and mend damaged clothes.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Speaking to me, he added, “Sorry. Hazards of having overachieving parents. Papa got his PhD at twenty-eight and Mom was the youngest person in her department to achieve tenure.”

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon




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