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Richmond struggled to adopt year-round school because wealthier parents couldn’t see any benefit of more class time for their children, said Taikein Cooper, executive director of Virginia Excels, a statewide education advocacy organization.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2022

The Gulfstream, a business jet that fits about a dozen passengers, was bought in 1989, while the two Cessna Citation Excels, which are about 14 years old, are leased.

From Washington Post • Oct. 5, 2017

One Area in Which Congress Excels: Naming Post Offices Pillory Congress all you want as do-nothing or dysfunctional, as its critics often have.

From New York Times • May 28, 2013

Moving fast, Hyundai executives last week voluntarily recalled all the 4,400 Excels sold in the U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

But thou beholdest now how day declines; And upwards to proceed by night, our power Excels: therefore it may be well to choose A place of pleasant sojourn.

From Song and Legend from the Middle Ages by MacClintock, Porter Lander