laurels

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Through a proprietary mixture of light nostalgia baiting and ever-present curiosity, Gellar has achieved a rare type of icon status — a superstar who owns her legacy, but isn’t willing to rest on her laurels.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

The Academy hands out its annual laurels at the Oscars, Nicole Kidman plays a medical examiner in a Patricia Cornwell adaptation, Daniel Radcliffe heads to Broadway in ‘Every Brilliant Thing,’ and more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

Whether or not you think billionaires should be obligated to fund public-interest projects, Bezos did not merely rest on his laurels as a legacy paper declined.

From Slate • Feb. 5, 2026

Through their collective creative restlessness, they refuse to rest on their laurels.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025

He walked to the finish line and awarded the golden laurels for the race to a stunned-looking Clarisse.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan