: 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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Fatherland centers on the relationship between the Nobel Prize-winning writer Thomas Mann (Zischler) and his daughter Erika (Hüller) – actress, writer and rally driver.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
Before becoming the first Asian woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, Han Kang was blacklisted by the conservative South Korean government in 2014 for criticizing the bloody military suppression of student protests in her hometown of Gwangju.
—Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman told CBS News that the most effective way to reduce oil consumption is for people to change their driving habits — primarily by driving less — while acknowledging that engineering such a shift isn't easy.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
The 1903 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine recognized concentrated light as a treatment for skin tuberculosis.
—Lynne Peeples, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
Before becoming the first Asian woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, Han Kang was blacklisted by the conservative South Korean government in 2014 for criticizing the bloody military suppression of student protests in her hometown of Gwangju.
—Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman told CBS News that the most effective way to reduce oil consumption is for people to change their driving habits — primarily by driving less — while acknowledging that engineering such a shift isn't easy.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
The 1903 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine recognized concentrated light as a treatment for skin tuberculosis.
—Lynne Peeples, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 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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