boy wonder

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He appears as something of a historical figure a handful of pages earlier — described as one of the “American boy wonders who’d programmed and designed Commander Keen and Doom.”

From Washington Post

Spieth, the slim, unimposing one-time boy wonder who claimed three major championship victories before he was 23, unleashed a syrupy swing that sent a proficient if understated drive down the middle of the fairway.

From New York Times

Most voters are too young to remember, but Biden was once the boy wonder of U.S. politics, winning a Senate seat at 29 and becoming the sixth-youngest senator in history.

From Washington Post

The boy wonders if authorities in some countries will use the coronavirus crisis to tighten their grip on people’s lives.

From Seattle Times

Eighty years ago, Robin – perhaps the most iconic sidekick of all time, the “boy wonder”, the cheery presence at Batman’s brooding side – literally burst onto the scene on the cover of Detective Comics #38.

From The Guardian