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excellence

[ek-suh-luhns] / ˈɛk sə ləns /


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This tournament is less about sportsmanship and athletic excellence than about pushing crappy beer and extortionate credit cards?

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

"We reflect our value," he said, pointing to its "technology leadership" and "manufacturing excellence".

From BBC • Jun. 9, 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

But also, supreme excellence to do it on the level that he did with the level of musicians that he surrounded himself with.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

She also taught penmanship, which was the one subject in which I did not attain excellence, because Writing Mistress issued no orders.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine




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