center of excellence
noun phrase
: a place of high achievement (in some subject or area)
The university is becoming a center of excellence for genetic engineering.
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In some cases a center of excellence is put in place to coordinate and analyze data.
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Stephen Diorio, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Most notably, the CDF is emerging as a financial center of excellence for film financing, working in close collaboration with key stakeholders from the Saudi film ecosystem.
—Partner Content, Variety, 19 May 2025
Listen to this article When CVS Health Corp. acquired Aetna Inc. in 2018, the pharmacy giant agreed to keep the health insurer’s headquarters in Hartford for at least a decade and create a center of excellence around its new insurance business.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2025
This center of excellence produces exceptional frames not only for Oliver Peoples, but also for prestigious brands such as Prada and Giorgio Armani.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Stephen Diorio, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Most notably, the CDF is emerging as a financial center of excellence for film financing, working in close collaboration with key stakeholders from the Saudi film ecosystem.
—Partner Content, Variety, 19 May 2025
Listen to this article When CVS Health Corp. acquired Aetna Inc. in 2018, the pharmacy giant agreed to keep the health insurer’s headquarters in Hartford for at least a decade and create a center of excellence around its new insurance business.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2025
This center of excellence produces exceptional frames not only for Oliver Peoples, but also for prestigious brands such as Prada and Giorgio Armani.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Center of excellence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/center%20of%20excellence. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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