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PhD

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abbreviation

  1. Also: DPhil.  Doctor of Philosophy

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"People feel like they have to have a PhD in this topic to understand it, or to discuss it sensibly," Sidhwa told AFP.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

Poppy Taylor, a PhD researcher at the University of Bristol, said people are now starting their periods from as young as eight.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

"People have been discussing this hypothesis for about 60 years," said Sachin Suresh, a PhD student in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University and lead author of the study.

From Science Daily Aug. 15, 2026

"What is particularly exciting is that these signals carry information not only about how the electrons are arranged, but also about their quantum dynamics," explains Fabian Pichler, a PhD student at TUM.

From Science Daily Aug. 12, 2026

His opponent there was Karen Aronson, a towheaded twelve-year-old kid studying for her PhD in math.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green

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