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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

“It’s an example of United Airlines being creative and putting destinations on the map where I don’t think any other airline would think about it, because you can’t square it off in an excel spreadsheet.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

In her book and in the media, Panettiere has discussed the pressure her mother placed on her to excel as an actress from an early age.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Because it’s hard to excel at something when you can’t even join the club.

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

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

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Hungary and Zandvoort have long-duration corners, where the McLaren excels.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

And even though Skubal excels at compartmentalizing, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts had one request for the Tigers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 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

Despite her self-deprecation, this soulful but savvy genius from Appalachia excelled with grace and class.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

As the new property manager of Parkwood Apartments, a squat complex of 175 low-rise apartments and townhouses in the San Diego suburbs, she says she excelled.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 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

I excelled at the lunchtime blitz—the replacing of lost socks, the purchasing of gifts for whatever five-year-old was having a birthday party on Saturday, the stocking and restocking of juice boxes and single-serving applesauce cups.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

After excelling in pre-season and leaving fans desperate to see more of the teenager, Ndukwe will still be able to play against Como in Liverpool's final friendly on 16 August.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

But there have been a couple of European teams excelling beyond expectations.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

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

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

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