accolade
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A second Ballon d'Or does not seem out of reach, although he has perhaps not played enough club football to make him the favourite for the individual accolade in a stacked field.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Mbappe struck eight times to win the Golden Boot in Qatar in 2022 but faces fierce competition to retain the accolade.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
But for range and ambition, John Dos Passos’ three-volume magnum opus makes a claim to the accolade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Then in March 2026, Artan received the ultimate accolade which should have been the pinnacle of his career.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
What a fine accolade for his legend, Lazlo thought with a twinge of bitterness: Thyon Nero, deliverer from shadow.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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In fact, Zhu shored up state power instead of letting it go but the comparison rang true in one respect: Like the Soviet leader, Zhu often won more accolades overseas than at home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
We honor them by telling their full stories, not only about their accolades and medals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
"This is a live interpretation of a bold, brilliant narrative album that would win huge accolades as a piece of solo musical theatre."
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
His first two books, “When Brooklyn Was Queer” and “The Women’s House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison,” were magnets for awards and accolades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
Boris, according to Blake, was the "feather in his cap," earning him accolades inside the British spy agency and deflecting any remote suspicion that Blake might be working for the enemy.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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