excellence

“They have a true operator running the company for the first time in a long time,” although it will be a long road to operational excellence, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

Making the playoffs in Major League Baseball is supposed to be a mark of excellence, a reward given only to the most deserving for enduring the grueling marathon of 162 games in roughly 180 days.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, who serves as the Smithsonian Chancellor, hailed his "distinguished service," adding: "Secretary Bunch has pursued excellence in the telling of our nation's story."

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

You should question which sponsor wants to commit serious dollars to an athletic department that doesn’t fully commit to pursuing excellence in the most important endeavor of football.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 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

For all its excellences, it would have been a bigger book if Rabbit had been a bigger man.

From Time Magazine Archive

An occasional ear was strained to catch the excellences of an unexpected technique.

From Time Magazine Archive

We can neither beg, borrow, nor steal characteristic excellences.

From Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There by William Hazlitt