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genius

[jeen-yuhs] / ˈdʒin yəs /


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Even in the hands of genius trainer Willie Mullins, he is hard to fancy.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

“This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children.”

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

“If I have a genius for anything,” McMurtry told a friend on one occasion, “it’s for being found.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Steve Jobs, a driven marketing genius, and Steve Wozniak, who invented the Apple computer, revolutionized how people use technology in the internet age and built a company now worth more than $3.6 trillion.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

“The Roman genius, and perhaps the Roman flaw,” he said, “was an obsession with order. One sees it in their architecture, their literature, their laws—this fierce denial of darkness, unreason, chaos.”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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