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Earlier this spring, Texas State gave Sheridan an honorary doctorate.
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
Owens earned his juris doctorate from the University of California’s Hastings College of the Law and is now a partner at NBO Law in Orange County.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The Qiming program, for example, looks to inject top-level researchers into China’s commercial tech sector, typically requiring applicants to have doctorates and foreign work experience, according to recruitment posts reviewed by CNN and interviews with two recruiters for the program.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Roberts later received his doctorate in Urban Educational Leadership from Trident University.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
Owens earned his juris doctorate from the University of California’s Hastings College of the Law and is now a partner at NBO Law in Orange County.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The Qiming program, for example, looks to inject top-level researchers into China’s commercial tech sector, typically requiring applicants to have doctorates and foreign work experience, according to recruitment posts reviewed by CNN and interviews with two recruiters for the program.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Roberts later received his doctorate in Urban Educational Leadership from Trident University.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Doctorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doctorate. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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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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