precocious
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We’re blessed that Fanning survived the transition from precocious child actor to grown-up movie star with the skills to play a fictional disaster rather than be one offscreen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
The connections that turned a precocious teen into the fallen ‘Nostradamus of AI.’
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
And the French pianist Michel Petrucciani, who, as a brilliant and precocious teenager in the 1980s, coaxed Mr. Lloyd out of a decade-long hiatus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Gabriel was not involved in last week's defeat by Wrexham in Helsinki as he had returned to training less than a week earlier, but United are carefully handling a precocious talent.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
While he was back living in Wisconsin and attending elementary school, a Madison newspaper ran an article about his precocious accomplishments.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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