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She was the only member of an 11-member executive team to lose her job and, according to the complaint, had just been awarded a “merit increase” on account of her “overall job performance.”

From Los Angeles Times

According to Royal Society of Literature's website, it's "an annual award of £10,000 for a debut novelist or non-fiction writer first published in any form aged 50 or over".

From BBC

Beaming as President Obama awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012 for a lifetime of good work that expanded beyond the United Farm Workers union she co-founded.

From Los Angeles Times

James was awarded two free throws with 5:39 remaining, making one to tie the score at 105-105.

From Los Angeles Times

Filings indicated the sales included amounts to cover tax obligations following the vesting of equity awards.

From Barron's