: 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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In a bit of cutting-edge research, the 2007 Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to a British and an American pair of scientists for their penetrating report on sword swallowing and its side effects.
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Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Their work earned the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
In the book Narrative Economics, Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert Shiller shows how viral stories, or narratives, spread and drive economic events like booms and busts.
—Justin Worland, Time, 28 Feb. 2026
The assistant to the Nobel Prize winner, long invisible herself, takes center stage.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2026
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Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Their work earned the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
In the book Narrative Economics, Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert Shiller shows how viral stories, or narratives, spread and drive economic events like booms and busts.
—Justin Worland, Time, 28 Feb. 2026
The assistant to the Nobel Prize winner, long invisible herself, takes center stage.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Nobel Prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Nobel%20Prize. Accessed 10 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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