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excel

[ik-sel] / ɪkˈsɛl /


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“I’ve been thinking a lot about how the careers that my kids would excel at probably won’t exist, and questioning what they will do instead,” said another.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

CPUs can excel in this kind of sequential computing, but what you’d really like to have are purpose-built chips that can handle decode cheaply and efficiently, without, for example, the need for pricey off-chip memory.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

It would have been nice if the first move was obtaining players who excel at defense.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026

Text-prediction large language models do exactly the task that people with aphasia struggle with, and they really excel at finding the next word in a sequence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

“I am very glad to hear such a good account of her,” said Lady Catherine; “and pray tell her from me, that she cannot expect to excel if she does not practice a good deal.”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen