exceptional

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Salonen found renewal not from the desperation of rethinking but from freshening, illuminating the perception of exceptional young musicians first encountering greatness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

A Justice Department spokeswoman called Clayton an exceptional lawyer who has led the U.S. attorney’s office “with the utmost professionalism, particularly while handling cases critical to our country’s national security.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

“At the same time, the population also showed that just capping the population and having this very exceptional measure to stop all issues instead of dealing with them domestically—that’s also not accepted.”

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

An exceptional amount of knowledge about botany, forestry, gastronomy, aquatic systems and topography was not just passed along by enslaved people, but created by them.

From Salon • Jun. 19, 2026

However, that is not surprising, because modern highland staple crops are plant species that do not leave archaeologically visible residues except under exceptional conditions.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond