prodigy
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Though she, too, is a brilliant musician, the novel depicts her primarily as “a prodigy in living.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
But for that all that, the shy teenager said: "I don't think I am what people describe as a prodigy."
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
Bean impressively captures Wanda’s determined grind, but it’s Asante Blackk’s delicate combination of anxiety and ambition as her cousin Lamar, a musical prodigy, that locked me in to the first episode.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
A former child prodigy, Liu became the youngest US champion ever in 2019 at the age of 13.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The expense of fending off Harvard awakened the University of California regents to the presence of a prodigy on their payroll.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
He is determined that his career should not fizzle out, which has happened with some other young prodigies in the past.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Its clashes—between young prodigies and seasoned grandmasters, diverging national loyalties and opposing personalities—have inspired fiction, films, a popular Netflix series and a current Broadway musical revival.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
Estevao scored a breathtaking solo Champions League goal to win the battle of the teenage prodigies against Lamine Yamal on Tuesday as Chelsea humbled 10-man Barcelona 3-0.
From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025
Partly because he treated us kids like miniature adults; not prodigies, not pests, just small people doing something brave together.
From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2025
Of course, Bobby was obsessed with chess and spent hours playing and studying it, but perhaps not any more than musical prodigies practice their craft.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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