laureate
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Theoretical proof for this comes from a famous article written 40 years ago by William Sharpe, the 1990 Nobel laureate in economics.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 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
And yet here comes Simon Armitage, the poet laureate of the U.K., with his stunning new verse translation, not as a vandal of antiquity but as a lucid accomplice to its endurance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
The animating figure was Caltech chemist Linus Pauling, a Nobel laureate known for his strong leftist views and stem-winding oratorical flair.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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Mandela's Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Address
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