prize
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Then again, TJ recalls his appearance at May’s ACM Awards, where he presented Langley with the prize for female artist of the year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
The prize for stand-alone dynamics in this midterm cycle may go to the nation’s gubernatorial races.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
The eligibility guidelines for the DGA’s top prize, directorial achievement in theatrical feature film, states that “re-releases, animated films, and documentaries are not eligible.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
He also corrected Scott's pronunciation of Brazil legend Socrates' name and admitted he wanted fellow Frenchman Kylian Mbappe to beat Kane to the top prize.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
For his labors, Bobby was awarded a $7,500 prize plus an honorarium of $3,000 from the U.S.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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One of its most striking features is an approximately 11,000-square-foot, air-conditioned collector’s garage, which once housed dozens of Foreman’s prized vehicles.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
The first very high notes I heard sung by a man were on John McCormack’s old recordings, made in the first decades of the 20th century; they were prized items in my grandmother’s collection.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
David Ellison emerged with his prized Hollywood juggernaut on Tuesday as the merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
High quality decorated vessels would likely have circulated widely and been prized throughout the community.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
Yet a few hours outside their city, children are living in a different universe, a refugee camp where water is the prized possession.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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Instead, Starc took four wickets in six deliveries with the new ball, first prizing out Ryan Rickelton for 42 and Marco Jansen 52.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
It begins in vulnerability—a future cold day, redeemed by tonight’s memory—and ends in a plea that the beloved change nothing, prizing acceptance over perfection.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The Monster survey showed recent grads are prizing job security over career growth.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 3, 2026
To her critics, Breed closed with a quote from Theodore Roosevelt prizing the person who strives in spite of setbacks rather than the naysayer who carps from the sidelines.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
Both were thoroughgoing materialists, not in prizing possessions but in holding that matter alone provided the underpinnings of the world.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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Last year, the ceremony for the prizes drew famous faces such as former Formula 1 driver Sebastian Vettel and then-UK prime minister Keir Starmer.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Winner of the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, still among the most prestigious prizes any movie can claim, “Fjord” aims for both a quiet, subtle power and the directness of a sledgehammer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
The laureates will receive their prizes at a formal ceremony on December 10, the anniversary of the death in 1896 of scientist Alfred Nobel, who created the prizes in his will.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
He also prizes the laboratory of the recording studio, especially once the band has left.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
He was awarding cash prizes to children all over his province who did well in their exams.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
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