prodigy
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He was no childhood prodigy, no sure thing.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Throughout the playoffs, the 7-foot-4 prodigy from France had emerged as the NBA’s next great superstar.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
At the age of 6 he was a chess prodigy.
From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026
Wolverhampton-born Rai was a golfing prodigy as a child, filmed by the BBC after getting a hole in one aged five.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
The morning after noted child prodigy Colin Singleton graduated from high school and got dumped for the nineteenth time by a girl named Katherine, he took a bath.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
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