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medal

noun as in decoration of honor

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To be awarded posthumously, a relative must attend Buckingham Palace, where the King or another royal presents the medal in person.

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"I feel like winning an Earthshot prize for me would be like winning an Olympic gold medal," said Adam Root, the founder of Matter.

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Just under three months after taking over as US manager, she led the side to a gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

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Many of them wore campaign medals showing they had served in Afghanistan, Iraq or the American wider war on terror that was launched following the September 11 attacks in 2001.

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He has since won five medals at the Invictus Games and now works as a motivational speaker and for veterans' charities.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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