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phenom

[fee-nom, fi-nom] / ˈfi nɒm, fɪˈnɒm /








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But seeing close friend and teenage phenom Keys capture her major in Melbourne last year — after many wondered if her window had passed — hit closer to home.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

No athlete entering these Games faced more pressure than Shiffrin, the former phenom who won gold at Sochi 2014 and dominated World Cup racing but for whom the Olympics became a psychological riddle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Stolz was already the phenom who’d started skating on a backyard pond and worked with Olympic champion Shani Davis and the late Bob Fenn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Four years after shocking the sport by retiring as a teenage phenom, the Oakland native could win two gold medals at the Milan-Cortina Olympics.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

Playing without suspended phenom Josh Bell didn’t seem to faze Coach Hawkins’ undefeated ’Cats.

From "The Crossover" by Kwame Alexander