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dissertation

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a long piece of writing about a particular subject that is done to earn an advanced degree at a university He wrote his dissertation on an obscure 16th-century poet.

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Recent Examples of dissertation According to Cofnas, the excerpts were flagged by a plagiarism detection software, which found similarities with another scholar’s 2009 dissertation. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026 Parry, aged only 21, sketched out his theory in a master’s dissertation. — Literary Hub, 17 July 2026 Pulitzer-Prize finalist Daniel Mason molds his new novel around Miles Krzelewski, married to a Stanford academic superstar, twelve years tardy on his dissertation. — Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026 The story was one of many stories the husband had encountered in graduate school, where over the past fourteen years his dissertation topic had drifted -- geographically, chronologically, thematically. — ABC News, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for dissertation

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Shares of CrowdStrike jumped 10% after the company delivered another beat-and-raise quarter, cementing our thesis that cybersecurity has become one of the most critical investment priorities for companies in a post-Mythos world.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Instead, the movie’s unexpected main attraction became indelible proof of its timelessly powerful thesis of acceptance.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2026

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Watson went on to create Our Shared Shelf in 2016, a feminist book club that focused on discussing books and essays about gender equality.

— Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Aug. 2026
Following his 2019 essay for the New Yorker, Murakami recounts a compelling history of fatherhood, family and obligation, transforming an uncanny childhood memory into a deeply personal history.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

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