civil engineering
Americannoun
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He’ll study civil engineering and wait until grad school to specialize in transit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Madonna Beshara, 38, one of parliament's deputy speakers, was a civil engineering professor before being appointed by Sharaa.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
If not, her back-up plan is a career in the corporate world, having gained a civil engineering degree and a masters in business management.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026
So profound was her interest that she obtained a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and now works at a utility firm in the San Diego area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
The project took about fifteen years to complete, a testament to the civil engineering of the day and an indication of the extraordinary practical capability of the Ionians.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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