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genius

[jeen-yuhs] / ˈdʒin yəs /


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"What's unique is that he creates a cohesiveness to all the different forms he's taken from different genres of music. That is the genius of Ilaiyaraja," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

That soccer thrives on the genius and physical prowess of human beings, which also means that the possibility of failure makes it profoundly dramatic, fascinates Luna.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

A deep-lying central midfielder whose genius was spatial.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

That’s the quiet genius of French onion mix.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

“It’s genius simmering, perhaps. I’ll let it simmer, and see what comes of it,” he said, with a secret suspicion all the while that it wasn’t genius, but something far more common.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott




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