accolade
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At the ceremony itself, Lionel Ritchie accepted the Mobo's first-ever lifetime achievement accolade on stage with Tina Turner.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
He received Bafta's Richard Dimbleby Award for the best factual contribution to television in 2005, and the Bafta Fellowship - the organisation's highest accolade - in 2015.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
She described having to watch Sir Jeffrey receive "accolade after accolade" in public life.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
The songwriting academy's highest accolade recognises "excellence and impact in the art and craft of music creation".
From BBC • May 21, 2026
One of them grips my arm when I bring her ham steak, whispering, “You’re a good person, you know that?” and repeats the accolade with each item I deliver.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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