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prizewinner

[prahyz-win-er] / ˈpraɪzˌwɪn ər /




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“Nuisance Bear,” a prizewinner at Sundance earlier this year, brought an effective style of its own to a story set in Churchill, Manitoba, aka the “Polar Bear Capital of the World.”

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 10, 2026

A prizewinner and a New York Times bestseller, poet Zamora’s book describes his migration — alone — from El Salvador to the U.S. at the age of 9, to be reunited with his parents.

From Seattle Times Jun. 27, 2023

Jusu spoke to The Times about her Sundance prizewinner, the kaleidoscopic nature of Blackness and executives paid ‘not to watch foreign cinema.’

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 22, 2022

He says he’ll put the seeds from his new prizewinner up for auction, too.

From Scientific American Oct. 28, 2022

Harry eyed me and then said, “Let me look at him. He’s a prizewinner, isn’t he? If they had an entry for moths at the Fentress Fair, you’d take it, easy.”

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

She’s the eldest child of John Cheever, the 20th-century literary titan whose short-story collections and novels were once enormous bestsellers and habitual prizewinners.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 17, 2025

The country’s prizewinners are sold at high-stakes auctions — so high that wealthy ranchers share ownership.

From Seattle Times Jun. 3, 2024

In an open letter, the postponement was condemned by over 600 writers, including Nobel prizewinners such as Abdulrazak Gurnah, Annie Ernaux, and Olga Tokarczuk, and Booker Prize winners Anne Enright, Richard Flanagan and Ian McEwan.

From Reuters Oct. 17, 2023

You could also see it in the top two prizewinners in the festival’s World Cinema programs, both of which offered stirring portraits of animals and their human caretakers struggling in the wake of environmental decay.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 30, 2022

In the second half of the tournament Bobby won five games straight, and it was certain that he’d be among the prizewinners.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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