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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Our very first center of excellence provider was Scripps Health. — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026 Another good practice is to create an AI center of excellence. — Bob Violino, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025 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 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 See All Example Sentences for center of excellence

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“Center of excellence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/center%20of%20excellence. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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