: 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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But vaccines made with the Nobel Prize-winning mRNA technology are faster to manufacture than other types — something experts say might help if the shape-shifting flu virus mutates in a way that requires suddenly brewing new doses to match.
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ABC News, 18 June 2026
The discovery of vitamin K and its role in clotting blood won the Nobel Prize in 1943.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 12 June 2026
Doudna, who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2020 with Emmanuelle Charpentier for this pioneering work, has been a prominent voice not only for its vast potential but also for its responsible and ethical use.
—Quanta Magazine, 11 June 2026
In 2024, two Google DeepMind employees were awarded half of that year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work in creating AlphaFold software.
—Jessica Melugin, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
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ABC News, 18 June 2026
The discovery of vitamin K and its role in clotting blood won the Nobel Prize in 1943.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 12 June 2026
Doudna, who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2020 with Emmanuelle Charpentier for this pioneering work, has been a prominent voice not only for its vast potential but also for its responsible and ethical use.
—Quanta Magazine, 11 June 2026
In 2024, two Google DeepMind employees were awarded half of that year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work in creating AlphaFold software.
—Jessica Melugin, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for Nobel Prize
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Nobel Prize
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No·bel Prize
(ˌ)nō-ˌbel- 
: 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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