prize
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The World Cup can sometimes turn into one player's destiny, carrying an unstoppable momentum towards the sport's greatest prize.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
A former milkman says he can barely believe his luck after winning a £4m mansion and £250,000 cash in a prize draw.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
It’s refreshing for the prize to go to Mr. Kraus, a so-called genre author whose nearly 30 books span horror, science fiction, graphic novels and books for teens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Upon awarding the prize, a member of the Nobel committee likened the technology’s ability to store enormous amounts of stuff in seemingly compact spaces to Hermione Granger’s enchanted handbag in the Harry Potter series.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Although Bobby was in want financially, this prize fund was not acceptable to him.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Toward the back, the walls filled with displays of patches from first-responder agencies worldwide — and in the seats beneath those patches, often, sat police and firefighters, whose company Fanara prized.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Even the country’s athletes—once prized showcases of national prowess and beneficiaries of government support—are struggling to survive, said Yesenia Kindelán, a Cuban national judo champion and the wife of the baseball player, Jorge Ruiz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
It feels luxurious and special, but is more budget-friendly than its prized sibling, caviar.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
Beavers, nature's engineers, were hunted to extinction in Britain centuries ago, prized for their fur, meat and scent glands.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
“Would you sign my composition notebook?” one of the girls from Dormitory C asked, holding out the prized fountain pen.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
The Monster survey showed recent grads are prizing job security over career growth.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 3, 2026
Netflix was sometimes criticized for prizing quantity over quality in its film strategy, a knock that Mr. Stuber acknowledged.
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2024
Kourtney accused Kim of using her wedding as a “business opportunity,” prizing money over their relationship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2023
And maybe, like we did back then, we can say sure, yes, while prizing every tomato we harvest and understanding that we don't have the staff to hold back the inevitable weed takeover.
From Salon ● May 21, 2023
Her dæmon was already prizing up one of the heavy old tiles.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
Noah Wyle -- who rose to fame on "ER" -- has racked up prizes as star of "The Pitt," including an Emmy, and is again a nominee for best drama actor this time around.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Yeong-hye is a young married woman in Seoul whose domineering husband prizes her for her unchallenging plainness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Winners of prizes have 180 days to make a claim, with any unclaimed funds put towards National Lottery-funded projects.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
In group shows, Hockney’s paintings won prizes as well as the attention of curators and collectors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
All the stands are surrounded by chain-link fences, and the prizes look like they came from the reject crane machine pile.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
