excel
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The teens are part of Make Great Plays, a grassroots organization that gives elementary school students a chance to dream, excel and believe they belong in educational echelons that once felt out of reach.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
“I’ve been thinking a lot about how the careers that my kids would excel at probably won’t exist, and questioning what they will do instead,” said another.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
CPUs can excel in this kind of sequential computing, but what you’d really like to have are purpose-built chips that can handle decode cheaply and efficiently, without, for example, the need for pricey off-chip memory.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
It would have been nice if the first move was obtaining players who excel at defense.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026
I was proud because I was able to excel and always expected to succeed.
From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang
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