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excel

[ik-sel] / ɪkˈsɛl /


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The Swiss has played in a variety of roles for club and country in the middle of the park, but he has the attributes to potentially excel as a box-to-box midfielder.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

He was petrified by how much had to go right for him to excel in high school, college and then decades of working.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

Today’s AI models can excel at single tasks, such as translation or image generation, but they cannot reason like a human.

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

But if Mexico wants to excel, it needs not only to put its nerves behind it but also to improve tactically.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

I smile and nod and scratch “Forensics Club” off the mental list of activities I might try to excel at to impress the Excelsior judges.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

But where the PetPhone genuinely excels is location tracking.

From Slate Jun. 20, 2026

Microlensing, which is expected to reveal more than 1,000 worlds, excels at finding planets farther from their stars, including systems that resemble our own solar system.

From Science Daily Jun. 1, 2026

He broke out as a filmmaker with the 2018 film “Sorry to Bother You,” a magical ride about a Black telemarketer who excels by using a “white voice.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 27, 2026

Moorer says that “he excels as a singer, songwriter, player, harmony singer and producer.”

From Salon May 15, 2026

This is one area Marv excels and delights in.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

Switzerland, meanwhile, have also excelled and kept their cool despite facing an intimidating atmosphere in their penalty shootout win against Colombia in the final match of the last-16 stage.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Bonilla had excelled with the Mets earlier in his career, and they gambled that he could recapture the production of his youth by taking on the last two years and $11.65 million of his contract.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

He excelled at chess and won a Ford Foundation scholarship to attend the University of Chicago, where arrived on a Greyhound bus from Knoxville, Tenn.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

Former Black Stars coach Addo used the box-to-box midfielder out of position at right-back, but new boss Queiroz has restored the 20-year-old to the position in which he has excelled at club level.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

For John excelled in school, though not, like Elisha, in mathematics or basketball, and it was said that he had a Great Future.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin

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

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

Outstanding achievement was thought to depend on strong early performance, such as excelling in school subjects, sports, or concerts, combined with specific abilities like intelligence, physical coordination, or musical talent.

From Science Daily Dec. 21, 2025

The man who had succeeded his entire life, excelling at everything and failing at nothing, was beaten.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly




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