laurels

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Some of our finest contemporary writers got their laurels Friday night at the 46th Los Angeles Times Book Prizes ceremony at USC’s Bovard Auditorium.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

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

Domingo could very well rest on his laurels as an actor, but he’s got other projects and goals in mind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 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

The dark leaves of laurels and holly obscured the view, but he reached through and thrust them aside to see the side of the house clearly, with the broken study window sharp in the moonlight.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman