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Noun
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Michael Jordan, the fourth of five children, has credited his older brother Larry with fueling his legendary competitive fire, while Serena Williams — the youngest of five sisters — surpassed even the greatness of older sister Venus.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026 -
Anyone who’s attempted to sing Mariah Carey’s catalog at karaoke or in the comforts of their car knows that matching the greatness of Mimi is often an insurmountable task.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2026
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For the next decade, Arthur and Alyssa cycled through coaches and competitions, all in pursuit of excellence.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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De Zerbi’s excellence as a coach has never been in doubt but this job ending on a sour note is unfortunate timing.—
Tom Burrows,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Watson made his biggest scientific discovery as a young man, only 25 years old, and his sense of his own abilities, his own specialness, seemed never to mature beyond a young man’s bravado.—
Kathryn Paige Harden,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
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That does bring to mind the specialness of painting itself as a discipline.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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There’s no reason, given Chicago’s clear preeminence among Midwestern cities and an abundance of infrastructure and natural resources, that Illinois shouldn’t be leading the charge.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Together with its other untapped resources, this presents yet another attractive trait to any suitor in pursuit of technological and industrial preeminence.—
Chloe Demrovsky,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Generally, the federal government does not need to respect local zoning regulations that conflict with federal mandates often referred to as the supremacy clause.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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This beer company had a 10-year lock on Super Bowl commercial supremacy.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Sterlingness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sterlingness. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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