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laureate

[lawr-ee-it, lor-] / ˈlɔr i ɪt, ˈlɒr- /


NOUN
poet laureate
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VERB
decorate
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Studies by the Nobel economics laureate James Heckman and other researchers, for example, concluded that the benefits of early childhood interventions in North Carolina were seven times as large as the costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

The Gwangju uprising forms the haunting backdrop to Nobel laureate Han Kang's novel Human Acts.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

The spiky succulents are signifiers of what makes the desert special to people, said poet Ruth Nolan, the Mojave Desert literary laureate.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Little has been heard from the 80-year-old Nobel laureate since she was arrested on the day the armed forces ousted her elected government more than five years ago.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Apparently, he is the “poet laureate of the sixth grade.”

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein




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