prestigious

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The Bafta Games Awards are considered to be one of the more prestigious events in an industry hit hard by layoffs in recent years.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

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

Morton, who trained at the prestigious Central School of Speech and Drama in London, was also a noted stage actor who founded the Raindog Theatre Company with fellow actors Robert Carlyle and Caroline Paterson.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

One friend, a former senior executive at a finance company, had turned down several prestigious offers to join corporate boards and instead was planting a garden at her summer home in Maine and growing vegetables.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Articles on Pedra Furada were accepted for publication in the prestigious and highly selective international scientific journal Nature.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond