I.Q.
Example Sentences
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“Ferris” still has many hallmarks of a DiCamillo story — small town simplicity, the slow pace of a hot summer, a trusted best friend, and an adorable dog with a freakishly high emotional I.Q.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 4, 2024
Reacher blends the type of ‘80s and ‘90s action meathead flicks that Gen X and elder Millennials were raised on with a combination of high I.Q. and emotional intelligence.
From Salon • Jan. 20, 2024
Small amounts of lead, for instance, have been found to affect behavior, I.Q. and academic achievement, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.
From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2023
At age 11, Johnson was given an I.Q. score of 69, but in prison he read more good literature than the average student at Yale University, a mile and a half from his boyhood home.
From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2022
When I become intelligent the way Prof. Nemur says, with much more than twice my I.Q. of 70, then maybe people will like me and be my friends.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
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