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It was repeated in April after chastening defeats by Manchester City in the FA Cup and Paris Saint-Germain in Europe consigned Liverpool to a season without a trophy and left them scrambling for the consolation prize of Champions League qualification.
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James Pearce, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Compounding the snub, Trump so far hasn’t made any announcement about a consolation prize for Colyer, the chair of his 2024 campaign operation in Kansas, who built his gubernatorial campaign message around supporting the Republican president.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
But the Lakers’ postseason run isn’t a bad consolation prize.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
That sounds like a good consolation prize for the Canes.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
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James Pearce, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Compounding the snub, Trump so far hasn’t made any announcement about a consolation prize for Colyer, the chair of his 2024 campaign operation in Kansas, who built his gubernatorial campaign message around supporting the Republican president.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
But the Lakers’ postseason run isn’t a bad consolation prize.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
That sounds like a good consolation prize for the Canes.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Consolation prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consolation%20prize. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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