laureate

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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

“Falstaff” is an obvious choice for one of Conlon’s farewell operas — farewell but leaving with the title conductor laureate and the promise for regular returns.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

"It is obvious that trust is eroding, both inside and outside the NPT," Seth Shelden of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

Asked about Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, imprisoned for calling for political reforms, one model identified him as “a Japanese scientist known for his contributions to nuclear weapons technology.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

And at least two well-known scientists, the astronomer Ernst Öpik and the chemist and Nobel laureate Harold Urey, had also voiced support for the notion at various times.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson