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But even if Sunday’s performance proves to be a one-off or a consolation prize amid a lost season, the momentum created by this game should not be ignored.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
Best fits: If the Wings are in on Pacioretty and don’t land him, Hoffman might be a decent consolation prize.
—Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
Pixar will likely accept the record-breaking $1.7-billion worldwide gross for its sequel to the 2015 Oscar winner as a consolation prize for its second-place finish in Round 1 of the BuzzMeter.
—Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
But Lange was nominated for both supporting and lead actress that year, and there was no way her excellent work in the movie Frances was going to beat Meryl Streep in Sophie’s Choice, so the voters gave her the supporting trophy as a consolation prize.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024
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Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
Best fits: If the Wings are in on Pacioretty and don’t land him, Hoffman might be a decent consolation prize.
—Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
Pixar will likely accept the record-breaking $1.7-billion worldwide gross for its sequel to the 2015 Oscar winner as a consolation prize for its second-place finish in Round 1 of the BuzzMeter.
—Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
But Lange was nominated for both supporting and lead actress that year, and there was no way her excellent work in the movie Frances was going to beat Meryl Streep in Sophie’s Choice, so the voters gave her the supporting trophy as a consolation prize.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Consolation prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consolation%20prize. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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