honorary
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Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa and Belle and Sebastian singer Stuart Murdoch are to receive honorary doctorates from the University of Glasgow later this year.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
The first honorary degrees will be awarded at a special Commemoration Day ceremony on Wednesday 17 June.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Then came a shift in 2016, when the Academy gave an honorary Oscar to Lynn Stalmaster, who cast hundreds of films and jump-started the careers of Dustin Hoffman, Jeff Bridges, John Travolta and Christopher Reeve.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
If that’s the case, it feels like it’s time to give the great Fisk an honorary Oscar at the next Governors Awards.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
I will always cherish the memory of the graduation ceremony in 2011, when the university presented me with an honorary doctorate of humane letters.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
Vocabulary lists containing honorary
Born a Crime
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Academy Awards, List 2
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