whiz kid
Example Sentences
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Less than four months earlier, the carpet-cleaning company run by 21-year-old whiz kid Barry Minkow had a stock-market value of roughly $300 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
I’m not a financial whiz kid, but investors trying to bring the price down so they can buy as much as possible, trying to scare the weaker hands.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 19, 2025
That morning, James Watson, the American whiz kid who had not yet turned 25, and his British colleague, Francis Crick, had finally worked out the structure of DNA.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025
In one scene, its whiz kid CEO grins from a billboard as “Prodigy is the future! Prodigy is forever!” repeats on a loop.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2025
That was the first prize—and it was won by some young chap who’s apparently a bit of a whiz kid when it comes to computers.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
