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Pulitzer Prize

American  

noun

  1. one of a group of annual prizes in journalism, literature, music, etc., established by Joseph Pulitzer: administered by Columbia University; first awarded 1917.

Pulitzer prize British  

noun

  1. one of a group of prizes established by Joseph Pulitzer and awarded yearly since 1917 for excellence in American journalism, literature, and music

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Vauhini Vara, is a tech journalist and the 2023 Pulitzer Prize finalist of “The Immortal King Rao,” who spent several years with Mahajan at Stanford as his classmate.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

In 2021, Liza was part of a team that was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting, for their coverage of Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

She was part of a WSJ team that won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize in National Reporting for coverage of Elon Musk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Becky was part of the Journal team that won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize in National Reporting for coverage of Musk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

“She is only a world-famous writer who wrote three Pulitzer Prize books about the deciduous trees of South Carolina.”

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd

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