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excellence

[ek-suh-luhns] / ˈɛk sə ləns /


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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

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

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

He also invited a cadet onstage to highlight physical fitness achievements, underscoring a recurring emphasis on bodily standards as a marker of military excellence.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

They demanded excellence, but they created a life for us where we could focus 100 percent on our studies and sports.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad




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