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[uh-wawrd] / əˈwɔrd /




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Fnac, one of France’s largest booksellers, gave “C’etait ça ou Mourir” its novel of the year award.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Once the budget passed, lawmakers’ staff leaned on Navy officials to award Navatek the money.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Past Booker Prize winners Marlon James and Douglas Stuart have been shortlisted for the prestigious literary award again, after a selection process that the judges described as "a tussle".

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

In 2005, Dasafo became the first unsigned artist to win the Mobo award for hip-hop act before he released an official album.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

“For answering our most important questions most correctly, it is my honor to award you the most important medal of all the very important medals awarded thus far: the Yertle the Turtle.”

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

As with most jury awards, the amount could be lowered on appeal and any potential settlement still would need approval from city leaders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

He is also a finalist for the most prestigious annual French language awards, the Goncourt and the Renaudot, set to be issued soon.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

However, she soon went on to cement herself as one of Hollywood’s most talented stars with her role in the HBO teen drama series “Euphoria,” for which she won two Emmy awards.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

She has won awards for her reporting from the New York Press Club and Newswomen's Club of New York.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

After serving in the air force during the Korean War, he entered the field of advertising, where he won many awards for the radio and television ads he created.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

Prize money will be awarded to athletes finishing in the top eight across all 50 events.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

This haywire sport has a rich tradition of pay-for-play cupcakes—small time programs awarded a check for three hours of missing tackles against a large-conference behemoth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

The fight ended after 26 seconds and Van was awarded the belt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

The relationship between axon structure and function also became the focus of a National Institute of Mental Health Multiple Principal Investigator grant awarded to Watanabe and Rangamani and highlighted in 2024.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

This was a contest judged by our mother, in which the holder of the darkest tan was awarded a crown, a sash, and a scepter.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

The two sides settled out of court after seven years, following a U.S. jury awarding Apple $539 million in damages for patent infringement of the iPhone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Local restaurant Münchner Stubn sued the city in May after it lost bids to manage larger tents, alleging the process favors families that have run tents for generations by awarding points for tradition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

This spring, DRL staff were initially told to begin the process of awarding funds to Lex Libertas, a South African organization founded by a prominent member of the nation’s white Afrikaner movement.

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026

"These are grave assertions that directly impugn the claimants' personal integrity, character, and professional reputation", Lim said, adding that this was a factor in the awarding of the damages.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 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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