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excellence

[ek-suh-luhns] / ˈɛk sə ləns /


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Now, as Ochoa prepares for what could be his final World Cup on home soil, he insists that the goal is to maintain that level of excellence.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

"The new home will be designed with input from the wild penguin researcher to become a conservation research centre of excellence," it said.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

He also invited a cadet onstage to highlight physical fitness achievements, underscoring a recurring emphasis on bodily standards as a marker of military excellence.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

“We believe our customers will benefit from the broad engineering expertise and operational excellence our combined businesses provide,” Najjar said in the statement.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

The idea that excellence at performing a complex task requires a critical minimum level of practice surfaces again and again in studies of expertise.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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