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There’s no consolation prize or participation trophy when investments are this high.
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James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Cooper wasn’t selected as a Pro Bowl alternate, but picking up a half-sack on Sunday to get to 10 for the season would be a solid consolation prize — so long as it is accompanied by a playoff-clinching victory.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
North Carolina's Omarion Hampton would even be a nice consolation prize if Jeanty is gone.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
The consolation prize for the losing bidder would have been a new Colorado State Prison.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Cooper wasn’t selected as a Pro Bowl alternate, but picking up a half-sack on Sunday to get to 10 for the season would be a solid consolation prize — so long as it is accompanied by a playoff-clinching victory.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
North Carolina's Omarion Hampton would even be a nice consolation prize if Jeanty is gone.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
The consolation prize for the losing bidder would have been a new Colorado State Prison.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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“Consolation prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consolation%20prize. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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