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Sally, scandalized, turns him down, and proposes the consolation prize of friendship.
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Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
Based on a recent video chat on TigerNet, coach Swinney was fired up for the matchup and isn't treating this like a consolation prize after his team's season.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
To then marry Elizabeth’s best friend as a pseudo-consolation prize is the nail in the coffin.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 10 Nov. 2025
There is no consolation prize in the Mountain West women’s soccer tournament.
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 9 Nov. 2025
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Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
Based on a recent video chat on TigerNet, coach Swinney was fired up for the matchup and isn't treating this like a consolation prize after his team's season.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
To then marry Elizabeth’s best friend as a pseudo-consolation prize is the nail in the coffin.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 10 Nov. 2025
There is no consolation prize in the Mountain West women’s soccer tournament.
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 9 Nov. 2025
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“Consolation prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consolation%20prize. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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