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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

A few weeks later my dad saw “Stand and Deliver,” the inspiring movie about high-school math teacher Jaime Escalante, who pushed his inner-city students to excel in Advanced Placement calculus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

In her book and in the media, Panettiere has discussed the pressure her mother placed on her to excel as an actress from an early age.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Mason Mount did excel alongside Santos in the first three games of pre-season, but he has been struggling to overcome a foot problem he suffered against Paris St-Germain in Gothenburg on 8 August.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

At school, a lot of kids, the ones actively competing for the Excelsior Award, are flipping out, trying to excel at everything at once.

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

Although Cousins is in the twilight of his career, he has thrown a league-high nine touchdown passes, thriving in a system that emphasizes play action schemes and quickly diagnosing coverages, two areas where Cousins excels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Google said Argon excels at complex tasks in software engineering, legal and financial work and cyber defense, with a leading ability to find and fix critical software flaws.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

This is where the documentary excels - capturing the sheer surge of affection that greeted Oasis's return.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Without that piece of information, adults and kids alike may not understand why a child who excels academically struggles with seemingly simpler tasks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

A Meecham gets the best grades, wins the most awards, excels in sports, is the most popular, and is always found near the top no matter what endeavor he undertakes.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

The Wallabies excelled with some vibrant attacking rugby, scoring five tries against the back-to-back World Cup winners to lead by 25 points with 16 minutes left.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 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

Although many prodigies are single-minded about their craft, Miles excelled in two sports in high school.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 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

He had excelled at Franklin, but he never really felt challenged by his teachers.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

Lincoln Riley talks a big game about excelling in the Big Ten, but in losing badly to Oregon and its backup quarterback, USC probably couldn’t win the Pac-12 this year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 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

It is only logical that a natural forward player like Dembele in those situations has been able to thrive instead, excelling against Senegal before scoring a first-half hat-trick against Norway from that right-wing position.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

Having played at two of the past three major tournaments, he knows excelling at a club like United can propel anyone into the international limelight.

From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2026

Despite excelling there, and getting high SAT scores, he didn’t get his first college choices.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel