accolade
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All four will receive the organization’s highest accolade at the annual Paley Honors event in Beverly Hills on Dec. 3.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
The US president's outspoken calls to be given the accolade put the five-member committee under unprecedented pressure last year.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
After winning multiple trophies earlier this year at the Grammys, including album of the year for “Débi Tirar Más Fotos,” he can add another accolade: Emmy winner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
The Slovenian will be trying to win the red jersey overall - and with it the accolade of winning all three Grand Tours in the sport, along with most of the sport's biggest one-day races.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 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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It was one of Scotland and the wider UK's most notable critical and commercial hits of 2025, and the accolades are still coming.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
His work negotiating gang truces brought him widespread accolades, earning him numerous contracts with the city of Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Furman noted that in Comey's role, "she was assigned some of the country's highest profile cases and consistently received the highest accolades from supervisors and peers alike".
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
Those assets sold at a $10 billion valuation last year, earning him posthumous accolades for the best sports investment ever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
“How’s your sister Cheryl, by the way? Didn’t she earn way more accolades than you growing up?”
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
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