honors

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In so doing, she honors Ma’s own efforts toward humanitarian and environmental causes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 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

The dinosaur's name honors the traditions of the Aonikenk people, the southernmost group of the Indigenous Tehuelche peoples of Patagonia.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

Among his other honors were the 2007 Polar Music Prize, the Kennedy Center Honors and a National Medal of Arts from President Obama in 2011.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

The woman was bestowed many honors and accolades throughout her life, but her daughter brought her greater joy than any of them.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin