prestigious
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For previous cohorts, this meant having a perfect GPA, winning a prestigious award, or demonstrating the highest technical advancement.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
On Friday morning, as the final classes of the week were under way, panicked students began streaming out of a prestigious school just outside Bangkok.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
When at the age of 37 he was appointed as a professor at the University of Cambridge, the prestigious institution said that he would help “address the underrepresentation of people from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
In earlier 2026 head-to-heads, Seehorn won the Globe but Russell the Actor — her most prestigious prize and an indicator Seehorn has not run away with the race.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
In the districts they’re important enough to attend, whereas back in the Capitol they almost never score invitations to prestigious parties.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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