: 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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Dylan, with more than 50 albums and 6,000 songs to his name, has received nearly every major honor, including the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016.
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Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 27 Mar. 2025
Among Americans who have won the Nobel Prize in chemistry, medicine or physics since 2000, 40% have been immigrants.
—Moshe Y. Vardi, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2025
The 2023 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine was given to two scientists for developing mRNA vaccines, through work that relied on pharmaceutical companies and on NIH scientists working under infectious disease specialist Anthony Fauci.
—Kff Health News, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2025
Renowned for its legal neutrality, Switzerland is also one of the world's most prosperous nations, boasting one of the highest GDPs per capita and more Nobel Prize winners than any other country.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 27 Mar. 2025
Among Americans who have won the Nobel Prize in chemistry, medicine or physics since 2000, 40% have been immigrants.
—Moshe Y. Vardi, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2025
The 2023 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine was given to two scientists for developing mRNA vaccines, through work that relied on pharmaceutical companies and on NIH scientists working under infectious disease specialist Anthony Fauci.
—Kff Health News, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2025
Renowned for its legal neutrality, Switzerland is also one of the world's most prosperous nations, boasting one of the highest GDPs per capita and more Nobel Prize winners than any other country.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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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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