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excel

[ik-sel] / ɪkˈsɛl /


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Hans Moravec, a pioneering roboticist, observed in 1988 that computers excel at what humans find hard yet struggle with what we find naturally easy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Rather than focusing only on maximizing status or income, Kajonius suggests people may benefit more from pursuing the things they naturally enjoy and excel at.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

And recent history shows this is the month where City excel and Arsenal flounder.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

I see her excel and just keep killing it on all different kinds of aspects of entertainment.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

The teacher actually admired my father greatly and didn’t want to encourage him to enter a field of study that he believed wouldn’t allow my father to excel.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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