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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

“I am very glad to hear such a good account of her,” said Lady Catherine; “and pray tell her from me, that she cannot expect to excel if she does not practice a good deal.”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

It also threads throughout a few clever nods to Bob Dylan, though how that element fits into the whole I’ve yet to fully figure out—just the kind of lingering headscratcher this festival excels at.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 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

Hungary and Zandvoort have long-duration corners, where the McLaren excels.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

And even though Skubal excels at compartmentalizing, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts had one request for the Tigers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

“And I’ve heard their cook excels at pastries. Don’t give their young Edward a thought. Enjoy yourself. Let your mother enjoy herself. I will direct the replacement troops here at the coffeehouse.”

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Braves left-hander Ray Kerr, who excelled as a long reliever down the stretch, served as the opener in their second straight bullpen game and third of the postseason.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

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

Tishler, Mr. Werth writes, excelled at the “unglamorous work” of making crude laboratory processes work at scale.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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

They excelled at their job of making sure the enemy didn’t get a wink of sleep, but that meant that they didn’t get much sleep either.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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

With Wirtz excelling at releasing runners between the lines, and Ekitike and Isak expected to occupy central defenders, Liverpool arguably need another player capable of attacking space rather than demanding the ball to feet.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

But there have been a couple of European teams excelling beyond expectations.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 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

Early on, Jim imagined himself becoming a doctor to treat such suffering, and his excelling in science classes quickened his interest.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French