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The first deaf player to excel in the major leagues was Billy “Dummy” Hoy, an outfielder who debuted for the Washington Nationals in 1888.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

You sense that Sage Elsesser would excel in any endeavor he set out to master.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

They often tune them to excel at narrow tasks, like summarizing documents or answering customer questions on company-specific topics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Heart-rate accuracy: Several studies show wearables excel at capturing resting heart rate during sleep, a finding that matched my own clinical sleep-lab tests.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

I never imagined that at the age of fourteen I’d excel at deception.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

Crack open a new book: Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven, excels at writing about alternative futures.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

This is where the documentary excels - capturing the sheer surge of affection that greeted Oasis's return.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Cinzia, who is 5-9, also excels in both sports.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

But he also excels at making others feel embarrassed, even the shameless ones.

From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026

“And I’ve heard their cook excels at pastries. Don’t give their young Edward a thought. Enjoy yourself. Let your mother enjoy herself. I will direct the replacement troops here at the coffeehouse.”

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson

I always excelled at swimming, so it’s the one thing I still love to do.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Although many prodigies are single-minded about their craft, Miles excelled in two sports in high school.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

Khan was voted in by millions of Pakistanis who grew up watching him play cricket, where he excelled as an all-rounder and led the nation to a World Cup victory in 1992.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

The seven attendees, who ranged from their mid 30s to their late 50s, had excelled in lucrative fields like finance, consulting, healthcare and tech.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Barnett excelled, attending Northwestern University and opening his own law office right there in Chicago when he was just twenty years old.

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

There was nothing wrong with the Madison, N.J., public school Ankur Jain’s 11-year-old son attended: Arjan was happy and excelling academically.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

Having played at two of the past three major tournaments, he knows excelling at a club like United can propel anyone into the international limelight.

From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2026

But his brother Craig’s memorializing of him, “Armed Only With a Camera,” is oddly uninvolving, more an excerpted flipbook of Brent’s far-flung assignments than a meaningful portrait of excelling at a dangerous job.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026

In high school, Jackson did well - being elected as class president and excelling in nearly every kind of team sport.

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026

Asiya had refused and took up basketball instead, but Faizah was fencing and excelling at the sport.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad