savants

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Over the course of nearly two decades as a playcaller and head coach, Kyle Shanahan has established himself as one of the NFL’s offensive savants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

“Oh, Mary!” is the kind of instant sensation that’s all too rare these days, one so undeniable it immediately breaks through the crowd of theater savants to a wider audience of curious patrons.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2025

Some metrics savants aren’t as sold on plus-minus.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2025

Basketball savants want to ensure the greatness of those HBCUs is not overlooked when debating the best teams ever.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2024

Modern theologians and savants who seek and find for them explanations of this kind do not perceive that they contradict themselves, and that to explain miracle in this way is to destroy it.

From Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History by Sabatier, Auguste