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[ri-wawrd] / rɪˈwɔrd /




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The reward is a rematch against a Palos Verdes team it lost to 17-14 in the season opener on Aug. 14.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

This part of the brain helps regulate reward and motivation, making it particularly relevant to how people respond to desirable foods.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes aged four, his overdue Grand Slam breakthrough was a reward for persistence and intense hard work.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

He gave no details about how the reward would be administered or funded.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

He came around the car and sat docilely by the young man, waiting for his reward.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

Labour MP Emily Darlington said the app and others like it could be harming children's development because it rewards them for "length of time rather than quality of time spent online".

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

After spending a lifetime working and accumulating wealth, I want to experience some of the rewards while I am healthy enough to enjoy them.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

Playing a game that rewards financially but could have long-term effects is a “double-edged sword,” Dotson said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

As card issuers have expanded their rewards, more people have gotten into the game of trying to collect as many points as possible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

The popular age, as it rapidly became known, brought undreamed-of musical benefits and rewards to humankind.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

Prices have always fluctuated; coupons have always rewarded some shoppers more than others.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

As well as taking home the trophy, Dart will be rewarded for the best week of her career by climbing back inside the world's top 100.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

And at the end, the Brewers rewarded their contingent with a treat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

This phenomenon stems in part from the just-world cognitive bias, the tendency to believe that the world is fundamentally fair and that good people are rewarded while bad people are punished.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

He was rewarded with a silver-and-red can of soda.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

On the other hand, we can go back to Buffett for an example of how rewarding a steady buyback policy can be.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

"But if workers are to be fully engaged in their work, it has seemingly become more important for employers to provide jobs that are both financially rewarding and have flexible work hours," he added.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Each of the three mixed programs chosen by artistic director Susan Jaffe for American Ballet Theatre’s now-annual fall season at the David H. Koch Theater, which ended on Saturday, concluded with a rewarding highpoint.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Yet investors this week began rewarding those willing to tap the breaks on heavy debt issuance.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

The whole exercise was repeated daily for a week, and each time Penelope made the children sit still under the tree a bit longer before rewarding them.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood


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