savant
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An Alabama-born engineer seen as a supply-chain savant, Tim Cook took on the daunting challenge of succeeding Apple's iconic boss Steve Jobs 15 years ago.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
Young Jim showed an early gift for mathematics that bordered on savant territory.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 15, 2025
Zemeckis, who co-wrote the screenplay with Bob Gale, must have been as much of a madman savant as Christopher Lloyd’s Doc Brown to compress so much plot into every frame.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025
He’s a ridiculously proportioned savant who dribbles like a point guard, blocks shots like a center and puts up stat lines matched only by Hall-of-Famers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025
The doctors call my condition acquired savant syndrome.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
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