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  • noun Plural form of PhD.

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Examples

  • But FWIW I have had friends with PhDs from the traditional R1s apply for CC jobs and get absolutely nowhere.

    To the rescue! Prof. de Breeze 2008

  • The reason why there are so few American-born science and engineering PhDs is simple.

    Matthew Yglesias » Visas for Grads 2007

  • The reason why there are so few American-born science and engineering PhDs is simple.

    Matthew Yglesias » Visas for Grads 2007

  • Other fascinating aspects of the elections being discussed by the “Mabloga” include the role that Internet radio played in informing Diaspora Malawians on events as they unfolded, and what the new parliament might look like, what with a good number of the newly-elected members of parliament boasting university professorial and international civil service careers, long term PhDs, and other post-graduate qualifications.

    Malawi elections: Upending the pundits' predictions 2009

  • And who is to say that the pool of PhDs from the ‘top 20 programs’ (in your estimation) isn’t itself contaminated by racial bias?

    The Volokh Conspiracy » A Department That Doesn’t Look Like America 2010

  • Other fascinating aspects of the elections being discussed by the “Mabloga” include the role that Internet radio played in informing Diaspora Malawians on events as they unfolded, and what the new parliament might look like, what with a good number of the newly-elected members of parliament boasting university professorial and international civil service careers, long term PhDs, and other post-graduate qualifications.

    Global Voices in English » Malawi elections: Upending the pundits’ predictions 2009

  • But it is particularly bad in my opinion when an allegedly Christian perspective is offered by someone whose motivation for buying so many so-called PhDs can only be self-aggrandizement.

    Archive 2009-09-01 James F. McGrath 2009

  • But it is particularly bad in my opinion when an allegedly Christian perspective is offered by someone whose motivation for buying so many so-called PhDs can only be self-aggrandizement.

    Willie Dye James F. McGrath 2009

  • But finding the funding for students is almost impossible...my institution certainly cannot be blamed for generating too many PhDs, which is good from a social standpoint, but makes it difficult to do research.

    Psychology of Young Scientist Depression 2006

  • The new universities group also raises questions about of the implications for social mobility if postgraduate courses, such as PhDs, were to be restricted.

    BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition 2010

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