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excellence

[ek-suh-luhns] / ˈɛk sə ləns /


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And while those two provided almost all of the runs, England's excellence in the field was an all-round effort.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

There’s no doubt that Damien safety Gavin Williams, a USC commit, will be the standard for excellence this coming season.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 21, 2026

People who have worked with Vahdat say that as a boss, he demands excellence and has a quiet competitive streak.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

Or is Juneteenth a celebration of the strength and excellence that both grew out of the great evil that slavery represented and in spite of it, an evil that still afflicts the nation in 2026?

From Salon Jun. 19, 2026

For my final round of commencements as First Lady, I spoke at Jackson State University in Mississippi, another historically black school, using the opportunity to talk about striving for excellence.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

It is a film of excellences, never more so than in the performances by Robert De Niro and a remarkable supporting cast.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 25, 2023

The days after VE Day were perfect for a tragic English opera with an English setting, and its musical excellences were supplemented by a sense of its national significance.

From The Guardian Feb. 7, 2013

Each nicely complements the excellences of a distinctive, gifted movie.

From Time Magazine Archive

Confirmed admirers of French filmmaking will also find it sparkling with the usual Gallic excellences: subtle underplaying, sharp character drawing, loving attention to significant detail, a shrewd understanding of the overtones to complex human relationships.

From Time Magazine Archive

Her excellences were her own; her faults lie at the door of society.

From Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties by d'Auvergne, Edmund B.




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