honorable mention

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Before going to TCU, Hunter played two seasons at Oregon State where she earned All-Pac-12 Defensive Team honorable mention and All-Pac-12 Freshman team honors.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Those stories also earned the New York Press Club's 2021 award for spot news and an honorable mention from the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

His coverage of Sri Lanka's financial crisis was part of a collection of stories about China's Belt & Road initiative that received an honorable mention award from the Society of Publishers in Asia in 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

The Bruins coach let the honorable mention All-American know that if he wanted to play in the NBA, his defense would have to improve and he’d be held accountable.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2025

On a table by the bandstand waited the loving cup for first prize and the scrolls for second, third, and honorable mention.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck