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The following year, Carnegie Mellon welcomed Catlett to campus, awarding her with an honorary doctorate degree.
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Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The Accel data shows that founders of Europe’s post-2023 unicorns are twice as likely to have come from Big Tech as their predecessors—23% versus 11%—and twice as likely to hold a doctorate, at 18% versus 9%.
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Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
Disillusioned with his studies, Karp traveled throughout Europe during the summer before his final year of law school and was inspired to pursue a doctorate while living in Germany.
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Imani Sumbi,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 June 2026
Carroz came to California as a Hmong refugee and earned a doctorate in education, equity and democracy from the University of California, Berkeley.
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Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
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Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The Accel data shows that founders of Europe’s post-2023 unicorns are twice as likely to have come from Big Tech as their predecessors—23% versus 11%—and twice as likely to hold a doctorate, at 18% versus 9%.
—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
Disillusioned with his studies, Karp traveled throughout Europe during the summer before his final year of law school and was inspired to pursue a doctorate while living in Germany.
—
Imani Sumbi,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 June 2026
Carroz came to California as a Hmong refugee and earned a doctorate in education, equity and democracy from the University of California, Berkeley.
—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for doctorate
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“Doctorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doctorate. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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doctorate
noun
doc·tor·ate
ˈdäk-t(ə-)rət 
: the degree, title, or rank of a doctor
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