guerdon
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To snag the top guerdon at a fake National Spelling Bee, Guy relies on his photographic memory and a certain prospicience about the vulnerabilities of spelling prodigies.
From Time • Mar. 13, 2014
The guerdon of the struggle remained the same; but, by the beginning of the last scene, most of its contenders and nearly all of their weapons had been altered.
From Time Magazine Archive
When "Stunner" Harding was elected President, he returned the guerdon of friendship, taking "Chain Ganger" Crissinger down to Washington to be Comptroller of the Currency.
From Time Magazine Archive
LXV No sooner heard Sir Blœdel of such a guerdon tell, Beside that for her beauty the lady pleas'd him well, Than he resolv'd by battle to win the lovely bride.
From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown
He knew that he would receive a thumping tip as guerdon for his extra pains.
From Mrs. Thompson A Novel by Maxwell, W. B. (William Babington)
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Tolkien Reading Day, List 11
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