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excellence

[ek-suh-luhns] / ˈɛk sə ləns /


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Through force of will and sheer excellence, he had prevailed against early public indifference as well as the new trend of modernism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

“But far beyond his on-air excellence, Dan was a better person who welcomed teammates with a smile, a joke, or a word of encouragement, sometimes all three in the same sentence.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026

"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

To mark PSG's latest display of attacking excellence, we're looking at how the Parisians compare to those clubs who have enjoyed the most dominant eras in European competition.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

John Joyce worked for Swift & Company, named after its founder, Gustavus Franklin Swift, a man who demanded and respected excellence.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

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

It is more difficult fora man to judge of the excellences of a dog.

From Time Magazine Archive

Confirmed admirers of French filmmaking will also find it sparkling with the usual Gallic excellences: subtle underplaying, sharp character drawing, loving attention to significant detail, a shrewd understanding of the overtones to complex human relationships.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There by William Hazlitt


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