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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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The focus of her dissertation is the Cultural Intelligence (CQ) of leaders and how that impacts the culture of an organization.
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Nawbo, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Coates describes, among the guests, a young woman, a local university student, who is writing a dissertation about his work.
—Daniel Bergner, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2024
Li Goldstein, a Bon Appétit staffer who last year wrote a very helpful dissertation on splitting the bill specifically, sees one person footing the bill as a given, going further to say that splitting intricacies should only be handled after the fact rather than put on the server.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Aug. 2024
Both are pursuing studies of the surrealist movement and, for their dissertations, have been assigned the same academic adviser, Alice Long.
—Joan Gaylord, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 July 2024
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Nawbo, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Coates describes, among the guests, a young woman, a local university student, who is writing a dissertation about his work.
—Daniel Bergner, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2024
Li Goldstein, a Bon Appétit staffer who last year wrote a very helpful dissertation on splitting the bill specifically, sees one person footing the bill as a given, going further to say that splitting intricacies should only be handled after the fact rather than put on the server.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Aug. 2024
Both are pursuing studies of the surrealist movement and, for their dissertations, have been assigned the same academic adviser, Alice Long.
—Joan Gaylord, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 July 2024
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