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It went on to win the prestigious Special Jury Prize.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Coxon, the son of a professor of medieval German literature, took to math and was selected for the U.K. team at the International Mathematical Olympiad, the prestigious competition for high-schoolers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
We talk about “letting the ingredient shine,” as though the carrot is competing for a prestigious academic scholarship.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
Widow's Bay, DTF St Louis, Slow Horses, The Bear and Abbott Elementary are also competing for prizes at the ceremony, which is seen as the US television industry's most prestigious event.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
In 1630, Harvey received an even more prestigious appointment as personal physician to James’s son Charles I, who came to the throne in 1625.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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