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The Cowboys swung and missed on a pair of college coaches for this position, but landing on Derrick Foster isn’t a bad consolation prize.
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Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2025
The ‘detractors’ Anna Moneymaker – Getty Images The boisterous, bellicose Howard Lutnick was asked to be Secretary of Commerce as a sort of preemptive consolation prize after a bout of dramatic infighting for Treasury Secretary.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
Who knows if Butler will end up on the move, but there is a nice consolation prize waiting to find out where his next home might be.
—Jared Weiss, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
There was no statement, but president elect Donald Trump quickly appointed the ex Fox anchor ambassador to Greece, in what appeared to be a consolation prize.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
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Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2025
The ‘detractors’ Anna Moneymaker – Getty Images The boisterous, bellicose Howard Lutnick was asked to be Secretary of Commerce as a sort of preemptive consolation prize after a bout of dramatic infighting for Treasury Secretary.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
Who knows if Butler will end up on the move, but there is a nice consolation prize waiting to find out where his next home might be.
—Jared Weiss, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
There was no statement, but president elect Donald Trump quickly appointed the ex Fox anchor ambassador to Greece, in what appeared to be a consolation prize.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Consolation prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consolation%20prize. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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