excelling

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And Brighton's sustainable model of success has come from hiring coaches who seek to impose themselves on the game through possession, with Roberto de Zerbi and Fabian Hurzeler excelling.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

I was really happy for him -he's gone down a different pathway in his life from beforehand and he's really excelling in what he's doing.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Izzard has won praise as a dramatic actor, excelling in plays by David Mamet and Peter Nichols, but here seems content to stick to story-time mode.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

The U.S. could lose its small lead if it doesn't keep excelling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

Despite excelling there, and getting high SAT scores, he didn’t get his first college choices.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel