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excellence

[ek-suh-luhns] / ˈɛk sə ləns /


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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

Would one of the sport's all-time greats be able to approach her past excellence, or would she be a shadow of her former self?

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

“Giant,” which comes packaged in Nicholas Hytner’s impeccable production led by an unflinching John Lithgow, is similarly elevated by its staging, making it difficult to separate the playwright’s excellence from the director’s.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Italian football expert Mina Rzouki, added: "You are not buying sporting excellence, you are buying a whole one-man economy."

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The scholarships were in recognition of our academic excellence in the three years we’d been at the secondary school, and were to help us on to matriculation—paying for everything: books, school fees and uniform.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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