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doctorate

[dok-ter-it] / ˈdɒk tər ɪt /
NOUN
doctor's degree
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Constantino, who recently completed his doctorate at the university, said the laboratory's collaborative environment encouraged him to pursue questions that crossed traditional scientific disciplines.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Missouri, earning a doctorate of osteopathic medicine—or D.O.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Receiving his doctorate, the 44th US president praised Northern Ireland's progress and challenged the next generation to continue building a peaceful and inclusive future.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

A physicist by training, Amodei turned to biology for his doctorate.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

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

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

That is the entire story, and there are people with doctorates who cannot say it out loud.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

The International Mathematical Union awarded its Fields Medal on Thursday at a ceremony in Philadelphia to four people, including Yu Deng and Hong Wang, who both attended Peking University before earning doctorates in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa and Belle and Sebastian singer Stuart Murdoch are to receive honorary doctorates from the University of Glasgow later this year.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026

At one point, he testified in court, he was enrolled in 19 universities at once, pursuing five doctorates simultaneously.

From New York Times ● May 21, 2024

He talked often of how he could not go to university because he had to find a job to support his siblings, and how people he was cleverer than in secondary school now had doctorates.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie


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