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[uh-wawrd] / əˈwɔrd /




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The 52-year-old was speaking at the Nordoff And Robbins Silver Clef Awards at the Royal Albert Hall, where she was honoured with the global impact award.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

The National Institutes of Health and related programs award roughly $50 billion annually in research support.

From Salon Jul. 10, 2026

The reversal of that award triggered the new wave of stock trading.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Depending on the facts of the case, a judge could award damages in your favor.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

It was printed in the high school paper, and it won an award.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

Alongside the new mission awards, the agency also announced several additional opportunities for US industry to contribute to future Moon Base infrastructure.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

The awards announced on June 30 are intended to strengthen the infrastructure needed for sustained operations on the Moon.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

In five matches he has won three player of the match awards.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Last year’s announcement that Peppa Pig’s “Mummy” was pregnant went on to win Hasbro numerous PR awards, praised for reigniting cultural relevance and repositioning the British cartoon “as a brand that reflects modern family life.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Among the many honors he’d received were the five Game Designer of the Year awards he’d won back around the turn of the century.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

The research was funded by the National Institutes of Health through an R01 grant awarded to Subramanian.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

Greene, who was awarded an MBE in 1997, had other acting credits including ITV soap Crossroads and BBC shows Doctors and Casualty.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

When it was all over, his dead-eye accuracy was recognized by FIFA, which awarded him a shotgun as the best player at the World Cup.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

There are other outstanding questions: Can you enforce the arrears awarded in the first order?

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

Michelson was awarded a Nobel Prize in physics for the work–the first American so honored–but not for twenty years.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

Arise has repeatedly denied accusations of fraud and/or corruption in the awarding of public contracts, notably in Gabon and Chad.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

While the regulations didn’t prohibit companies from awarding options at “propitious times,” they increased transparency around the practice.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 4, 2026

That saw the awarding of an 8% pay uplift for the first year, along with another 6% rise from April 2024 and a further 2% from February last year.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

"Was he involved in writing? Was he involved in awarding funds to the women for the NDAs? What was the reason for the NDA? We want to know everything about the NDAs."

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

In addition to celebrating the year's graduates, the school, like many colleges, recognizes special people by awarding them with honorary doctorates.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson




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