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savant

[sa-vahnt, sav-uhnt, sa-vahn] / sæˈvɑnt, ˈsæv ənt, saˈvɑ̃ /


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During an interview with the Zach Sang show in 2024, she spoke about a song called Fantasize, written with Swedish pop savant Max Martin, which went viral after being posted online.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Don’t deploy AI minions to “do the boring work” for you, as so many sales pitches argue; use it as a savant collaborator to explore uncertainty.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

An Alabama-born engineer seen as a supply-chain savant, Tim Cook took on the daunting challenge of succeeding Apple's iconic boss Steve Jobs 15 years ago.

From Barron's Apr. 21, 2026

Young Jim showed an early gift for mathematics that bordered on savant territory.

From MarketWatch Nov. 15, 2025

I’ve thought of myself as a genius, a savant, and a freak, but never an orphan.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty

When AI savants are infused with the experience of seasoned professionals, innovation cycles collapse even further.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 22, 2025

“Oh, Mary!” is the kind of instant sensation that’s all too rare these days, one so undeniable it immediately breaks through the crowd of theater savants to a wider audience of curious patrons.

From Salon Jun. 9, 2025

For these two pop savants, work and family have long been intertwined.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 10, 2024

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Giannis Antetokounmpo are two of the other three players averaging 30 points this season and neither of them are 3-point savants, either.

From Seattle Times Feb. 19, 2024

Before we dismiss any such theory—in China or nearer home—with a supercilious smile, it is well to recall the reception which the first revelation of electricity in the human body met among our savants.

From Modern Magic by Maximilian Schele de Vere




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