Nobel

American

[noh-bel] / noʊˈbɛl /

noun

Alfred Bernhard 1833–96, Swedish engineer, manufacturer, and philanthropist: founding benefactor of the Nobel Prizes.

Nobel British

/ nəʊˈbɛl /

noun

Alfred Bernhard (ˈalfreːd ˈbæːrnhard). 1833–96, Swedish chemist and philanthropist, noted for his invention of dynamite (1866) and his bequest founding the Nobel prizes

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Myanmar's presidential spokeswoman released photographs of Suu Kyi and Aris speaking into telephones, the detained Nobel Peace Prize laureate sitting under a calendar marked with Thursday's date.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

By the way, he added, one day we’re going to win a Nobel Prize with this technology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

"Sally Rooney is a writer, not a terrorist. Her books must be available to the public," said the letter signed by such notable figures as Nobel laureates Annie Ernaux and Anne Carson.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

UChicago has produced more Nobel laureates in economics than any other university in the world, and has long been closely associated with the study of economics and finance.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

While the field of government is often termed “political science” and the Nobel Prize in economics refers to “economic science,” history departments rarely if ever label themselves “Department of Historical Science.”

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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