rewarded

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A decade ago, Hüller’s kooky Cannes hit “Toni Erdmann” was rewarded by the announcement that Paramount was going to do a remake and recast her part with Kristin Wiig.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

But many younger Australians like Sebastian argue the social contract that hard work is rewarded has long been broken anyway.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

“After years of going nowhere in stock market terms, Vodafone has been rewarded for its strategic progress over the past year,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

The think tanks and analysts who shaped that discourse were wrong about nearly everything and were rewarded with more airtime.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

If one confesses and the other doesn’t, the one who confesses will be rewarded by being let go, while the other one will get a five-year term.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos