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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However, Ashraf says fewer than a third of those firms are taking proper steps to set themselves up for success, such as establishing an AI center of excellence or developing use cases in a structured way.
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Chris Morris, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
In a lot of companies, insight is in a center of excellence that is far removed from the business.
—Jenny B. Fine, WWD, 16 Aug. 2024
Forecasting Solar Events In 2023, NASA funded a five-year space weather center of excellence called CLEAR, which aims to forecast the probability and intensity of solar energetic particle events.
—Lulu Zhao, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2024
Steve Cousins: Willow was this center of excellence.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 7 Nov. 2017
The MultiChoice studios that produce shows for us are a real center of excellence with a sense of excitement and pride in being able to build an African business that creates jobs in Africa, that provides opportunities for the local industry and to also build global profiles.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Aug. 2023
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Chris Morris, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
In a lot of companies, insight is in a center of excellence that is far removed from the business.
—Jenny B. Fine, WWD, 16 Aug. 2024
Forecasting Solar Events In 2023, NASA funded a five-year space weather center of excellence called CLEAR, which aims to forecast the probability and intensity of solar energetic particle events.
—Lulu Zhao, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2024
Steve Cousins: Willow was this center of excellence.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 7 Nov. 2017
The MultiChoice studios that produce shows for us are a real center of excellence with a sense of excitement and pride in being able to build an African business that creates jobs in Africa, that provides opportunities for the local industry and to also build global profiles.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Aug. 2023
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“Center of excellence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/center%20of%20excellence. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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