as in excellent
of the very best kind
your work on this project has been of blue-ribbon quality
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as in award
something given in recognition of achievement
the Pritzker Prize is widely regarded as the ultimate blue ribbon for architectural achievement
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Recent Examples of blue-ribbon
Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2024
While fare evasion has not necessarily increased since the MTA’s blue-ribbon panel reported roughly $700 million in losses across all of the transit agency’s services, the problem has not abated at the rate the MTA’s finance chiefs had projected when authoring the five-year financial plan.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 31 July 2024
Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024
Sandra Lee and Jason Biggs are teaming up to crown the country’s best blue ribbon baker.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 10 July 2024
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In 2021, Morgan State University established a blue-ribbon panel on a STEM research expansion to one day make the university a national leader in academia, according to May.
—Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2024
While fare evasion has not necessarily increased since the MTA’s blue-ribbon panel reported roughly $700 million in losses across all of the transit agency’s services, the problem has not abated at the rate the MTA’s finance chiefs had projected when authoring the five-year financial plan.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 31 July 2024
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Hoy wore a dark blue ribbon on his suit jacket, bearing Corey Proulx's last name.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024
Sandra Lee and Jason Biggs are teaming up to crown the country’s best blue ribbon baker.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 10 July 2024
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The Beats Studio Pro headphones deliver premium sound quality, excellent noise cancellation, and a sleek, durable design.Juhi Wadia, PCMAG, 16 Nov. 2024
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Later in the day, someone older or more experienced might have excellent advice for you.Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
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Simply by virtue of being an HBO drama with good viewership numbers, The Penguin is at least going to be in the awards conversation.Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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For achieving such a broad impact on the computing world, the 2024 Apple Mac mini with M4 Pro earns a hearty Editors’ Choice award for small-form-factor desktops.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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In addition to strong, Oscar-worthy performances from the two leads, terrific actors populate the rest of the film, including Bowen Yang as Galinda’s bestie Pfannee, Jonathan Bailey as the impish prince Fiyero and the inimitable Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard of Oz.Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 19 Nov. 2024
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All of the sequences showing Juliette doing her best Indiana Jones impression — improvising and exploring — are truly terrific.Noel Murray, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
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More than a dozen Santa Clara alumni and other community leaders served as Opus Prize jurors, and 16 SCU students, faculty and staff members were ambassadors who joined on site visits to the prize finalists.Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Earlier this year, three researchers were awarded a $700,000 prize for employing artificial intelligence to decipher a 2,000-year-old scroll that had been charred in the eruption.Hannah Peart, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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The box includes only a USB-A-to-USB-C cable for charging. Sound: Powerful Bass and Clean Highs Simply put, the Bose SoundLink Home sounds wonderful.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Then there’s Cleo’s nervy 30-something daughter, Grace — the wonderful Zoë Geltman — who’s always been the good girl but whose loins are newly afire for her brother-in-law, Roy (Gabriel Brown).Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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This increase is driven by the addition of reinsurance premium revenue and growth in revenue from STS.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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The standard plan with ads costs $6.99/month, less than half the cost of the regular standard plan ($15.49/month), and much cheaper than the top-tier premium plan ($22.99/month).Emily Dreibelbis Forlini, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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For its superb level of versatility and potency, Apple's Mac mini with M4 Pro earns our Editors' Choice award for small-form-factor desktops.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Most of all, the cast this season is superb, with an incredible level of talent, memorable personalities and delightful accents.Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Vampires have tact, decorum, and a code of honor, which may be the most old-fashioned thing about them.Katie Rife, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
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As per tradition, Dixville Notch is the first to declare its election results, achieving the honor since 1960.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Blue-ribbon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue-ribbon. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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