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excellence

[ek-suh-luhns] / ˈɛk sə ləns /


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"It's an example of how we are rebuilding our core competencies and developing centers of excellence in technical functions instead of continuing to outsource expertise."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

The recognition reflects its excellence in cancer research and patient care.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

The firm, in a statement, said as the process unfolds, it “will continue serving clients with the dedication and excellence that have defined it since its founding and will remain committed to supporting its colleagues.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

The International Monetary Fund has a reputation for visual excellence, and the chart the global agency used to accompany its latest world economic outlook is quite striking.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

The sons of Bull Meecham lived with the awareness that they would never match the excellence of their father in athletics.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

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

That these excellences are unintentional in no way detracts from the power of Ten Nights in a Bar-Room.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Their excellences are as different, and indeed as opposite, as they can well be.

From Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There by William Hazlitt


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