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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Establish a certification and enablement model that builds internal competency without demanding an existing center of excellence as a prerequisite.
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Prathamesh Bhingarde,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Michael Kretschmer, Minister-President of the Free State of Saxony, said that the investment is set to create an internationally visible center of excellence that will attract leading scientists and secure additional funding for the region.
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Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
The new building will include a global center for skin care and cleansing, a polycultural skin and hair care center of excellence, a human performance lab, a Unilever fragrance house and a packaging innovation studio.
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Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
28 May 2026
Our very first center of excellence provider was Scripps Health.
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Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
From a 48-bed ward and adjacent blood bank and pharmacy, through a groundbreaking in 2021, to a 166-bed center of excellence delivering its first baby on opening day.
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Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
Nominacher had a few other interesting lessons, including how, in research Celonis commissioned, establishing a center of excellence for figuring out how to optimize work processes with AI resulted in an 8x better return than for companies that failed to set up such a center.
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Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
20 Jan. 2026
Another good practice is to create an AI center of excellence.
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Bob Violino,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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Prathamesh Bhingarde,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Michael Kretschmer, Minister-President of the Free State of Saxony, said that the investment is set to create an internationally visible center of excellence that will attract leading scientists and secure additional funding for the region.
—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
The new building will include a global center for skin care and cleansing, a polycultural skin and hair care center of excellence, a human performance lab, a Unilever fragrance house and a packaging innovation studio.
—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
28 May 2026
Our very first center of excellence provider was Scripps Health.
—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
From a 48-bed ward and adjacent blood bank and pharmacy, through a groundbreaking in 2021, to a 166-bed center of excellence delivering its first baby on opening day.
—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
Nominacher had a few other interesting lessons, including how, in research Celonis commissioned, establishing a center of excellence for figuring out how to optimize work processes with AI resulted in an 8x better return than for companies that failed to set up such a center.
—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
20 Jan. 2026
Another good practice is to create an AI center of excellence.
—
Bob Violino,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Center of excellence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/center%20of%20excellence. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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