: any of various annual prizes (as in peace, literature, medicine) established by the will of Alfred Nobel for the encouragement of persons who work for the interests of humanity
called also Nobel
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He won the Nobel Prize for economics.
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The role of vitamin K is so crucial that researchers were awarded the Nobel Prize in 1943 for their discovery of its ability to form clots and stop bleeding in babies.
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Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
Google DeepMind, the company’s AI-research lab—led by Nobel Prize–winning CEO Demis Hassabis—forged several key breakthroughs that catapulted Google’s Gemini model to the top of many capability leaderboards.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 6 May 2026
More than 100 past laureates have gone on to receive a Nobel Prize since the awards were established in 1957.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026
Bellow won the Nobel Prize for literature five months later.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
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Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
Google DeepMind, the company’s AI-research lab—led by Nobel Prize–winning CEO Demis Hassabis—forged several key breakthroughs that catapulted Google’s Gemini model to the top of many capability leaderboards.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 6 May 2026
More than 100 past laureates have gone on to receive a Nobel Prize since the awards were established in 1957.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026
Bellow won the Nobel Prize for literature five months later.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
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“Nobel Prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Nobel%20Prize. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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Nobel Prize
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No·bel Prize
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: an annual prize (as in literature, medicine, peace) established by the will of Alfred Nobel for the encouragement of people who work for the interests of humanity
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