Excelsior

I remembered, too, that this boy had adopted for his motto, the Latin word "Excelsior," which was explained to mean "_higher_" or "_upward_."

The Boy Tar Mayne Reid 1850

SBV Excelsior is a professional football club from Rotterdam, in the Kralingen-Crooswijk district.

S.B.V. Excelsior 2006/08 Eridivisie League Azmie aka switch image 2007

SBV Excelsior is a professional football club from Rotterdam, in the Kralingen-Crooswijk district.

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A poll published Friday in Excelsior newspaper found 50 percent of respondents feared the government was on the brink of losing control.

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A poll published Friday in Excelsior newspaper found 50 percent of respondents feared the government was on the brink of losing control.

Cheney Bush’s Chief Immigration Salesman?, etc 2006

A poll published Friday in Excelsior newspaper found 50 percent of respondents feared the government was on the brink of losing control.

Mexicans Polled See Meltdown Likely 2006

The hotel Charlie was staying at was called the Excelsior, a prime example of hyperbole, perhaps, in that the word derived from the Latin excelsus, from the past participle of excellere, which meant “to excel.”

Eight Black Horses Ed McBain 1985

"You sound like the nervous young woman in 'Excelsior,'" David Linton said, with a laugh.

Mates at Billabong 1911

A store owner [in Missouri] applied for a postal listing under the name Excelsior, but was turned down because the title was already claimed in Missouri.

VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XVI No 1 1989

Here's the account from the Glendale News-Press about the City Council meeting, in which Caruso stressed why the street should be named "Excelsior" -- and the unintended result:

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