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Sheindlin graduated with a juris doctorate from New York Law School in 1965, per its website.
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Makena Gera, People.com, 22 July 2025
Before joining Ball Aerospace, Lystrup earned a doctorate in astrophysics from University College London and conducted research as a planetary astronomer.
—Chad Kirchner, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2025
Von Neumann Whitman, daughter of the preeminent mathematician John von Neumann, took a doctorate in economics under Gary Becker at Columbia.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
Foxcroft received his doctorate in physical therapy some 13 years ago and had been a practicing physical therapist ever since, his younger sister, Amy Porter said.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 16 July 2025
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Makena Gera, People.com, 22 July 2025
Before joining Ball Aerospace, Lystrup earned a doctorate in astrophysics from University College London and conducted research as a planetary astronomer.
—Chad Kirchner, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2025
Von Neumann Whitman, daughter of the preeminent mathematician John von Neumann, took a doctorate in economics under Gary Becker at Columbia.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
Foxcroft received his doctorate in physical therapy some 13 years ago and had been a practicing physical therapist ever since, his younger sister, Amy Porter said.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 16 July 2025
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“Doctorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doctorate. Accessed 25 Jul. 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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