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Bess Wohl's play "Liberation," a look at second-wave feminism, and musical "Schmigadoon!" earned the top prizes on Sunday at the 79th Tony Awards, the highest honors in American theater.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The last endorsement was especially weighty coming from a winner of the Fields Medal, one of the highest honors for human mathematicians.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

In 2016, Mr. Weinstein was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, one of the country’s highest honors.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2024

Tyler, a gifted orator who won statewide prizes in college, graduated in 1907 from Harvard Law School, where he received the highest honors ever given to an African American student.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2023

Our all-Navajo 297th Platoon finished with the highest honors of all the recruits at boot camp.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac