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Solo travel after 40 isn’t a consolation prize.
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Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
The consolation prize to myself was a vintage Chanel jacket that ended up being one of my best purchases of the year.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2026
The Paralympics stand on their own merit, a global phenomenon that is neither a secondary event or a consolation prize to the Olympic Games.
—Oksana Masters, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
Justin Faulk as a Parayko consolation prize is OK, too.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
The consolation prize to myself was a vintage Chanel jacket that ended up being one of my best purchases of the year.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2026
The Paralympics stand on their own merit, a global phenomenon that is neither a secondary event or a consolation prize to the Olympic Games.
—Oksana Masters, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
Justin Faulk as a Parayko consolation prize is OK, too.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Consolation prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consolation%20prize. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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