highest honors
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The medal is one of the highest honors associated with human spaceflight in the United States.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
Bess Wohl's play "Liberation," a look at second-wave feminism, and musical "Schmigadoon!" earned the top prizes on Sunday at the 79th Tony Awards, the highest honors in American theater.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
The last endorsement was especially weighty coming from a winner of the Fields Medal, one of the highest honors for human mathematicians.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
Yet as he heard the words being delivered about one of the highest honors in basketball, Cooper had his doubts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2024
“At one time or another,” he declared, “Washington crews have won the highest honors in America. They have not, however, participated in the Olympic Games. That’s our objective.”
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
