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savant

[sa-vahnt, sav-uhnt, sa-vahn] / sæˈvɑnt, ˈsæv ənt, saˈvɑ̃ /


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Young Jim showed an early gift for mathematics that bordered on savant territory.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 15, 2025

Snead hired Gladstone in 2016 as a senior assistant and Gladstone quickly climbed through the organization as something of a personnel and scouting savant.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2025

Peters is known as a product guru skilled at interpreting data, while Hollywood czar Sarandos is seen as a programming savant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 1, 2025

He was a media savant who leveraged his views into the algorithms of young people, particularly men, who have been historically reluctant to engage in politics.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2025

The doctors call my condition acquired savant syndrome.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty




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