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When Agnes is faced with the reality of not being able to marry her preferred (and much more age-appropriate) match Garth, Aunt Lydia gives her Commander Westin (Reed Diamond), the top pick among this year’s eligible old bachelors, as her consolation prize.
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 11 June 2026
Word gradually made it around that their set had been cancelled, but our consolation prize came in the form of the only valid male pop star, 2hollis.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 8 June 2026
Though Athletics star Nick Kurtz missed out on extending his historic 48-game on-base streak through the end of May, the slugger is leaving the month with a bit more than a consolation prize.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
It was repeated in April after chastening defeats by Manchester City in the FA Cup and Paris Saint-Germain in Europe consigned Liverpool to a season without a trophy and left them scrambling for the consolation prize of Champions League qualification.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 1 June 2026
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 11 June 2026
Word gradually made it around that their set had been cancelled, but our consolation prize came in the form of the only valid male pop star, 2hollis.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 8 June 2026
Though Athletics star Nick Kurtz missed out on extending his historic 48-game on-base streak through the end of May, the slugger is leaving the month with a bit more than a consolation prize.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
It was repeated in April after chastening defeats by Manchester City in the FA Cup and Paris Saint-Germain in Europe consigned Liverpool to a season without a trophy and left them scrambling for the consolation prize of Champions League qualification.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 1 June 2026
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“Consolation prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consolation%20prize. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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