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exceptional

[ik-sep-shuh-nl] / ɪkˈsɛp ʃə nl /




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With improved precision, phonon lasers could become powerful tools for measuring gravity and other forces with exceptional accuracy.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

We may not be living as exceptional a future as the Jetsons, but we’ve still got 3½ decades to catch up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

This normally gives seafarers exceptional rights, including repatriation at the company's cost and double pay for those working on ships covered by IBF agreements -- around 15,000 vessels worldwide, according to the ITF.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

World number one Aryna Sabalenka beat Coco Gauff 6-2 4-6 6-3 to retain her Miami Open title and extend her exceptional start to 2026.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

While his thirteen-year-old daughter Kelly, an exceptional young athlete, swam measured laps, his eleven-year-old son Burt kept flipping gracefully off the diving board.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols