excel

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CPUs can excel in this kind of sequential computing, but what you’d really like to have are purpose-built chips that can handle decode cheaply and efficiently, without, for example, the need for pricey off-chip memory.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

One of the things that I learned from competitive sports is that I excel when I’m stressed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

It would have been nice if the first move was obtaining players who excel at defense.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026

These markets often excel at aggregating dispersed information, sometimes outperforming polls and expert forecasts of elections, economic indicators and geopolitical developments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

In my blinding drive to excel, in my need to do things perfectly, I’d missed the signs and taken the wrong road.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama