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excellence

[ek-suh-luhns] / ˈɛk sə ləns /


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Burrows won 11 Emmy awards for excellence in television and helmed more than 1,000 episodes of hit programs, working as a director, producer and writer.

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

Or is Juneteenth a celebration of the strength and excellence that both grew out of the great evil that slavery represented and in spite of it, an evil that still afflicts the nation in 2026?

From Salon • Jun. 19, 2026

People who have worked with Vahdat say that as a boss, he demands excellence and has a quiet competitive streak.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

Over the course of his education, he’d focused on artistic excellence but hadn’t much thought about how to actually make a living out of his and his brother’s shared passion.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

Eva would accept nothing less than excellence in school, because she saw education as the only antidote to their poverty.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom




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