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The long, arduous path to freedom for a man on death row is dramatized in “The Fear of 13,” a modestly affecting but plodding documentary-based play first seen at London’s prestigious Donmar Warehouse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Parents of his students are Ivy League graduates, Greene said, adding, “they want their kids to get the kind of education that will get them admitted to those types of prestigious schools.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
She is accused of using her position to secure a post at the prestigious university where she directed a master's degree course in business studies.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
England were "feckless, reckless and legless" on their dismal Ashes tour of Australia, according to the editor of the prestigious Wisden Almanack.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
The Brooklyn Chess Club, established just after the Civil War, was one of the most prestigious in the nation.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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