honorary
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Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa and Belle and Sebastian singer Stuart Murdoch are to receive honorary doctorates from the University of Glasgow later this year.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Record six-time Masters winner Jack Nicklaus, 86, will be joined by 90-year-old three-time champion Gary Player and two-time winner Tom Watson, 76, to hit ceremonial tee shots at 12:25 as honorary starters.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
He was nominated for three other Oscars and received an honorary Oscar in 2002, which Streisand presented to him.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026
Then came a shift in 2016, when the Academy gave an honorary Oscar to Lynn Stalmaster, who cast hundreds of films and jump-started the careers of Dustin Hoffman, Jeff Bridges, John Travolta and Christopher Reeve.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Comptons guests had come to the city to receive honorary doctorates from the University of Chicago.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Vocabulary lists containing honorary
Born a Crime
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Academy Awards, List 2
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