excel
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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
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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
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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
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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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