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excellence

[ek-suh-luhns] / ˈɛk sə ləns /


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“Apple is already so large, profitable, and deeply embedded in its customers’ lives that incremental excellence may no longer be enough to redefine the company,” Mohan cautioned.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

“Her extraordinary career has been defined not only by excellence, but by the way she has led and lifted those around her.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

"Fergusons was once Scotland's ferry factory with a worldwide reputation for excellence and should be again," she said.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Fame or excellence in either field seems to be the desire of their parents and other adult figures in their lives.

From Salon Aug. 18, 2026

Dr. Trefusis had chosen Latin for the day, the better to show my excellence in the subject.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

It is a film of excellences, never more so than in the performances by Robert De Niro and a remarkable supporting cast.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 25, 2023

The days after VE Day were perfect for a tragic English opera with an English setting, and its musical excellences were supplemented by a sense of its national significance.

From The Guardian Feb. 7, 2013

Each nicely complements the excellences of a distinctive, gifted movie.

From Time Magazine Archive

Man with a Bull-Tongue Robert Plow, a collection of 703 sonnetesque verses, sings only homespun heroes, vaunts the excellences of Kentucky farmlife, mourns the mortality of Poet Stuart's love affairs and friends.

From Time Magazine Archive

To praise, or glorify; to extol for excellences.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster




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