: 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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Considered the father of modern neuroscience, he was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1906.
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Marisa Guthrie For Wwd, ARTnews.com, 14 May 2026
None has the scientific firepower of WHO members such as France’s Pasteur Institute, which played a key role in the AIDS epidemic, or Britain’s Medical Research Council, which has produced 32 Nobel Prize winners.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2026
Her foundation and dozens of Nobel Prize laureates have called for the unconditional release of Mohammedi, a vocal advocate of human and women’s rights.
—Sarah El Deeb, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Ivermectin, the development of which won two researchers part of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, is well proven for its safety and effectiveness in treating diseases caused by parasitic worms in people.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 12 May 2026
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Marisa Guthrie For Wwd, ARTnews.com, 14 May 2026
None has the scientific firepower of WHO members such as France’s Pasteur Institute, which played a key role in the AIDS epidemic, or Britain’s Medical Research Council, which has produced 32 Nobel Prize winners.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2026
Her foundation and dozens of Nobel Prize laureates have called for the unconditional release of Mohammedi, a vocal advocate of human and women’s rights.
—Sarah El Deeb, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Ivermectin, the development of which won two researchers part of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, is well proven for its safety and effectiveness in treating diseases caused by parasitic worms in people.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 12 May 2026
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Nobel Prize
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No·bel Prize
(ˌ)nō-ˌbel- 
: 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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