savant
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During an interview with the Zach Sang show in 2024, she spoke about a song called Fantasize, written with Swedish pop savant Max Martin, which went viral after being posted online.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Although Brian Wilson was widely regarded as a musical savant and the innovator of the group, Love received co-writing credit on classics including “California Girls” and “Good Vibrations.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
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
After all the gnashing riffs, Lauryn Hill sang a snatch of “Nothing Even Matters,” her tender 1998 duet with D’Angelo, the neo-soul savant who died in October.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
The doctors call my condition acquired savant syndrome.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
It’s also a reunion with the songwriting savants Max Martin and Shellback, who worked on some of Swift’s biggest hits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 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
It was made by three generations of savants, and continued by herself.
From Spiritual Adventures by Arthur Symons
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