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excel

[ik-sel] / ɪkˈsɛl /


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Cobolli, 24, was the runner-up at last month's French Open and, after becoming a Wimbledon quarter-finalist last year, has showed again he can excel on grass.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026

The boy decided to excel at football after being picked last for a recess game in fifth grade, Obrokta said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026

Today’s AI models can excel at single tasks, such as translation or image generation, but they cannot reason like a human.

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

I didn’t expect him to excel at everything, but Donovan excelled at nothing.

From "Ungifted" by Gordon Korman




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