excellence
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At a time when drama has come to depend on celebrity leads and commercial hype, this bounty of understated excellence is heartening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
"To the world, our father was the iconic music legend whose vision, instincts, and relentless pursuit of excellence shaped the soundtrack of countless lives," they said in a statement.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 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
Burrows won 11 Emmy awards for excellence in television and helmed more than 1,000 episodes of hit programs, working as a director, producer and writer.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
Volpe does not demand decorum in any traditional way, just excellence.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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
It is more difficult fora man to judge of the excellences of a dog.
From Time Magazine Archive
That these excellences are unintentional in no way detracts from the power of Ten Nights in a Bar-Room.
From Time Magazine Archive
These words of the master, given with no attempt to reconcile their apparent inconsistencies, convey very fairly the substance of his teaching, including both its excellences and its deep defects.
From The Five Great Philosophies of Life by Hyde, William De Witt
Vocabulary lists containing excellence
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ance, -ence
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