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excellence

[ek-suh-luhns] / ˈɛk sə ləns /


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The trophies the girls won for excellence at school sit alongside the books on the shelves of the home library he and his wife, a teacher, have proudly put together for them.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

A permission-based model is a fine way to buy excellence.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

The trio epitomise excellence in their respective fields - reflecting the album's overarching theme of art, excellence and immortality.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

He casts himself as a problem-solver and negotiator par excellence.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2026

It’s a prestigious school that prides itself on music excellence.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

It is a film of excellences, never more so than in the performances by Robert De Niro and a remarkable supporting cast.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 25, 2023

The days after VE Day were perfect for a tragic English opera with an English setting, and its musical excellences were supplemented by a sense of its national significance.

From The Guardian Feb. 7, 2013

That these excellences are unintentional in no way detracts from the power of Ten Nights in a Bar-Room.

From Time Magazine Archive

Each nicely complements the excellences of a distinctive, gifted movie.

From Time Magazine Archive

You cannot have all excellences combined in one person; let us then cheerfully work together to complete the beautiful whole,—beautiful in its unity,—no less beautiful in its variety.

From Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. by Margaret Fuller




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