: 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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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.
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Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Would the school give the men’s basketball coach a six-figure raise for a second straight year when Nobel Prize winners are slashing research budgets?
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
The secretary of State has also curried favor from his boss in ways specific to Trump, sparring with foreign officials and critics on social media and arguing the president’s efforts to broker peace are worthy of a Nobel Prize.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
Two University of Pennsylvania scientists credited with developing the mRNA technology behind the shots were awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine in 2023.
—Stephanie Armour | Kff Health News, ABC News, 8 Mar. 2025
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Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Would the school give the men’s basketball coach a six-figure raise for a second straight year when Nobel Prize winners are slashing research budgets?
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
The secretary of State has also curried favor from his boss in ways specific to Trump, sparring with foreign officials and critics on social media and arguing the president’s efforts to broker peace are worthy of a Nobel Prize.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
Two University of Pennsylvania scientists credited with developing the mRNA technology behind the shots were awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine in 2023.
—Stephanie Armour | Kff Health News, ABC News, 8 Mar. 2025
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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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