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PhD



NOUN
doctor's degree
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A PHD student appearing in the latest series of Traitors, is being "true to herself" on the show, fellow students say.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

The 27-year-old PHD student, who has cerebral palsy, said she needed to spend that time on making accommodations and planning alternatives, because "the world is not accessible."

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2024

PHD Group’s full name, Property Holdings Development Group, strings together the jargon the city’s many real estate companies share in common, as a cheeky rebuke of the city’s fixation on profit and land development.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2023

It was first tested on corals by PHD student Nikolas Zuchowicz.

From Reuters • Dec. 19, 2022

She had gained the knowledge by which to do nothing with complete confidence and so taking it into a PHD level seemed redundant.

From Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America by Sills, Steven (Steven David Justin)




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