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medal

noun as in decoration of honor

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The first 2028 Paralympic medals will be awarded on Aug. 16 in para track and field, wheelchair fencing, shooting para sport, para equestrian and para cycling track.

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Throughout her career, she won several World Championship titles and World Cup medals.

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At the Asian Championships, the national junior women's under-21 team won 11 medals, including six golds.

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Images widely circulated in the press and on social media showed a man wearing the uniform and medals of a high-ranking navy officer whilst in attendance at the wreath-laying service in Llandudno on 9 November.

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He also had an array of medals on his left chest, including the Distinguished Service Order, of which very few have been awarded since 1979.

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