excel
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Our students excel because we treat them differently.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
McGinn needs strong players around him in order to excel, as he does as Aston Villa's hugely respected leader.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
Maybe you thought you’d excel at one aspect of the job, but it turns out you have an aptitude for something completely different.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
“I would say that we have proved that we excel at hosting major events. This will just be reinforced in 2026,” Reed said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
‘Oh, I like the way you think. They sent me because I excel at messing things up.’
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
But where the PetPhone genuinely excels is location tracking.
From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2026
Mr. Coyne excels at chronicling the many different ways golf enchants its aficionados.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 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
Harris not only excels on the oval, but also on the gridiron.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026
This is one area Marv excels and delights in.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
It bothered him that nobody could keep pace with receiver Nick Garton, who also excelled in soccer and track in high school, and could breeze up the grade like it was nothing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
In both tone and structure, it harks back to the kind of theatrical properties that May and Lotta excelled in during the first half of the 20th century.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
He says that Lorne is someone who always excelled at deadlines.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 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
With Wirtz excelling at releasing runners between the lines, and Ekitike and Isak expected to occupy central defenders, Liverpool arguably need another player capable of attacking space rather than demanding the ball to feet.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
"I'm probably taking on a dad role. Seeing how much they're excelling, it's just really exciting for me to watch and wonder where it could go."
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 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
Early on, Jim imagined himself becoming a doctor to treat such suffering, and his excelling in science classes quickened his interest.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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