Pulitzer Prize
noun
Pu·lit·zer Prize
ˈpu̇-lət-sər- 
ˈpyü-
: any of various annual prizes (as for outstanding literary or journalistic achievement) established by the will of Joseph Pulitzer
called also Pulitzer
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Farrow is a Pulitzer Prize winner and has written stories about the claims against Weinstein, Leslie Moonves and more, with his reporting about President Donald Trump working with the National Enquirer contributing to Trump’s federal indictment.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2025
Gary Cohn, a long-time journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize as a reporter for The Baltimore Sun, died Dec. 23 at the age of 72.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 28 Dec. 2024
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'Angela's Ashes' by Frank McCourt
This memoir of author Frank McCourt's devastatingly impoverished childhood in Ireland won the Pulitzer Prize for its luminous prose and stunning story.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Farrow is a Pulitzer Prize winner and has written stories about the claims against Weinstein, Leslie Moonves and more, with his reporting about President Donald Trump working with the National Enquirer contributing to Trump’s federal indictment.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2025
Gary Cohn, a long-time journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize as a reporter for The Baltimore Sun, died Dec. 23 at the age of 72.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 28 Dec. 2024
Buy Now Bridget Jones 4: All About the Romantic Franchise's Next Installment
13 of 15
'Angela's Ashes' by Frank McCourt
This memoir of author Frank McCourt's devastatingly impoverished childhood in Ireland won the Pulitzer Prize for its luminous prose and stunning story.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Pulitzer Prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pulitzer%20Prize. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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