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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

Excels at information gathering and counterintelligence, is weaker on political analysis.

From Time Magazine Archive

The meanest portion of the just Excels the sinner's gold.

From The Psalms of David Imitated in the Language of the New Testament and Applied to the Christian State and Worship by Watts, Isaac