I.Q.
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"Only High I.Q. individuals need apply!" he wrote on his Truth Social platform.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Reacher blends the type of ‘80s and ‘90s action meathead flicks that Gen X and elder Millennials were raised on with a combination of high I.Q. and emotional intelligence.
From Salon ● Jan. 20, 2024
“Among many quality traits, his high character and baseball I.Q. are tailor-made for our group, while his experiences in key roles for championship-quality teams will no doubt provide value in our ongoing development.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 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
I knew that if I had not scored so highly on the I.Q. tests, I would have been considered just bad, or rebellious.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
"In Spain, they really appreciate my IQ and quality because at Barca, if you're not technical, if you're not smart, you're going to stand out like a sore thumb."
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
He’d heard about the kid’s stellar football IQ, so he tried to stump him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
Human beings are chimpanzees, and are therefore pack animals, and the average IQ is 100, meaning half of all people have an IQ lower than 100.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
It has also been associated with later measurements of cognitive development and IQ, although many genetic, environmental, and developmental factors influence intelligence.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
Flynn wanted to identify the source of the rising IQ scores more definitively.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
