Pulitzer Prize
noun
Pu·lit·zer Prize
ˈpu̇-lət-sər- 
ˈpyü-
: any of various annual prizes (as for outstanding literary or journalistic achievement) established by the will of Joseph Pulitzer
called also Pulitzer
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The Charlotte Observer was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for Breaking News in 2025 for our coverage with the News & Observer of Hurricane Helene and its aftermath in Western North Carolina.
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Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
Ahead of its release in June 2026, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal the cover for the novel written by the bestselling author, who has also penned Pulitzer Prize winner Less and its companion Less is Lost.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
The Palestinian poet and scholar Mosab Abu Toha, who received a 2025 Pulitzer Prize for his New Yorker essays about Gaza, wrote in June about the spiralling humanitarian crisis.
—Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025
Hoffman won his second Pulitzer Prize last year for editorial writing.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
Ahead of its release in June 2026, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal the cover for the novel written by the bestselling author, who has also penned Pulitzer Prize winner Less and its companion Less is Lost.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
The Palestinian poet and scholar Mosab Abu Toha, who received a 2025 Pulitzer Prize for his New Yorker essays about Gaza, wrote in June about the spiralling humanitarian crisis.
—Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025
Hoffman won his second Pulitzer Prize last year for editorial writing.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Pulitzer Prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pulitzer%20Prize. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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