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I.Q.



IQ




NOUN
mental age
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"Only High I.Q. individuals need apply!" he wrote on his Truth Social platform.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

“Ferris” still has many hallmarks of a DiCamillo story — small town simplicity, the slow pace of a hot summer, a trusted best friend, and an adorable dog with a freakishly high emotional I.Q.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2024

He also spends a great deal of time thinking about Elizabeth, his crush, who sits a few rows ahead of him and who has an I.Q. of 256.

From New York Times ● May 12, 2023

At age 11, Johnson was given an I.Q. score of 69, but in prison he read more good literature than the average student at Yale University, a mile and a half from his boyhood home.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 1, 2022

She looked at me and added, "She is a hybrid genius of unknown I.Q.," and I knew that she was acknowledging our conversation of last summer.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg

IQ made them more convinced they were right.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

He’d heard about the kid’s stellar football IQ, so he tried to stump him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

Joshua still possesses knockout power but Fury's movement, ring IQ and adaptability make him the favourite.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

On average, rates for insurance written by the largest California auto insurers have climbed more than 30% since 2022, according to S&P Capital IQ.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

And this column was written by Marilyn vos Savant and in the magazine it said that she had the highest IQ in the world in the Guinness Book of World Records Hall of Fame.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon


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