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A trophy is gratitude you can dust, regret you can shelve, and proof you can frame.
means Something given to recognize achievement, merit, or victory — often metal, sometimes cash, occasionally just a certificate.
from From Old French eswarder, to judge after consideration — once you decided a case, now you decide who gets the statue.
Legal twinCourts also award damages, no red carpet involved.
Acceptance speechOscar winners get just 45 seconds before the music.
Highest honorThe Nobel comes with roughly a million dollars.