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award

[uh-wawrd] / əˈwɔrd /




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Space-Eyes said it has an active award from the Air Force Research Laboratory and has put its counterdrone technology through U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Despite the reduced award, Lively’s attorneys, Esra Hudson and Michael Gottlieb, called the decision “historic,” pointing to what they described as the first-ever award of fees and costs under the California law.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Fernandes, who joined the club from Sporting Lisbon in January 2020, beat Arsenal trio Gabriel Magalhaes, David Raya, and Declan Rice and Man City attackers Cherki and Erling Haaland to the award.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

She won one Primetime Emmy and was nominated for two Oscars, six Golden Globe awards and a Tony award.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2026

Gideon wanted to know about the math award.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin

This year, the streamer’s shows “Widow’s Bay” and “Pluribus” are up for 19 and 18 awards, respectively.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Growing up in Berlin, he collected academic awards and distinguished himself as one of the country’s brightest young scientific minds.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes and Manchester City forward Khadija Shaw have won the Professional Footballers' Associations men's and women's player of the year awards.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

She won one Primetime Emmy and was nominated for two Oscars, six Golden Globe awards and a Tony award.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2026

Louis Sullivan, engorged with praise and awards for his Transportation Building—especially its Golden Door—again took up his work with Dankmar Adler but under changed circumstances.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Shares in Norwegian industrial investment group Aker jumped after its Nscale portfolio company was awarded a $45 billion contract for artificial-intelligence computing power.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Parton was awarded the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy in 2022, which honoured her as "one of the entertainment world's most generous philanthropists".

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

In March, a California jury awarded $6 million to a woman who alleged that Meta’s and YouTube’s addictive features caused her anxiety and depression.

From Slate Aug. 26, 2026

In 2023, the American Library Assn. awarded the singer-songwriter, book lady and philanthropist its highest honor — lifetime membership — to recognize her lasting impact on literacy and inspiring a love of reading in children.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

He, too, was awarded with a Nobel Prize in physics, in 1935.

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

He’s never settled into a particular genre and, perhaps due to that wide-ranging restlessness, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will be awarding him an honorary Oscar in November.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

If approved, North Northamptonshire Council will tender the contract and anticipate awarding it in November.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

This spring, DRL staff were initially told to begin the process of awarding funds to Lex Libertas, a South African organization founded by a prominent member of the nation’s white Afrikaner movement.

From Salon Jul. 21, 2026

In 2007, Taco Bell heavily advertised new products such as a Cheesy Beefy Melt, its value meals and a Major League Baseball promotion awarding free tacos.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

He was awarding cash prizes to children all over his province who did well in their exams.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai




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