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[geek] / gik /


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Economist Savvas Savouri is a self-confessed data geek: “I live and breathe numbers,” he says.

From MarketWatch Apr. 15, 2026

But to my eyes, this fandom appears to be a place where anyone is welcome to fantasize, dream, draw, speculate or just plain geek out.

From Salon Apr. 12, 2026

There is an unforced charm to the way Travolta’s character falls in love with Hollywood — he’s already a movie geek but other elements fall into place for him.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 13, 2026

"My kids call me a neek," she joked, "it's a cross between a geek and a nerd".

From BBC Jan. 1, 2026

But Jim, who had studied mechanical engineering with an aerospace emphasis, wasn’t a computer geek.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

This might not come as a surprise to the geeks who eat, breathe and sleep all things retirement.

From MarketWatch May 14, 2026

These geeks – a term I use lovingly, for the most part – protected the notion of canon as fiercely as their lunchbox collections.

From Salon May 5, 2026

Colonizing Mars is an obsession among certain space geeks.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 19, 2026

One corner of Sundance was just for the geeks: the Holiday Village Cinemas, a humble quadraplex that hosted press and industry screenings from breakfast till dark.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 31, 2026

Tomorrow, I'll enter this into the rover and the geeks at JPL can take it from there.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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