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excel

[ik-sel] / ɪkˈsɛl /


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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

Today’s AI large language models might excel at coding, but proponents say doing real physical work requires large action models, aka world models.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 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

A prince should also demonstrate that he is a lover of the virtues, by giving hospitality to virtuous men and by honouring those who excel in a particular skill.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

One reason is that most software development isn’t about writing code, where AI excels.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

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

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

Regardless of whether Edwin Díaz ever excels again in his closer role, I wonder if anyone else feels like I do about the trumpets and light show hoopla announcing his entrance from the bullpen?

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

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

From Salon Jun. 26, 2026

This is one area Marv excels and delights in.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

At Central High, I excelled in basketball and baseball, earning all-city honors.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

She excelled at online learning, which she could do quietly from a corner in Leffler’s office, and was well-liked at the grocery store and donut shop where she worked.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 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

He excelled, however, at drawing and sketched constantly.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

The South Korean shed tears of joy and relief after excelling on a compelling final day at the Genesis Scottish Open to claim his first title in three years.

From BBC Jul. 12, 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

“Oh, good. I wasn’t really excelling so far today....”

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




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