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More than a decade ago, a local data nerd was able to obtain taxi commission data and cross-reference it with photos on celebrity gossip blogs to purportedly show that some celebrities didn’t tip their drivers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

Herbert, a self-confessed "golf nerd", knew how close he was to history and despondently stooped down with his hands on his knees after missing the putt.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

If you’d have asked me a year ago how I was using A.I. in my writing process, the answer would’ve been “Not at all, and you’re a nerd for asking.”

From Slate ● May 24, 2026

He calls himself “a bona fide nerd about Route 66.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

As the years went by, Webb found other members of his own species—a dork here, a nerd there.

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli

Only the location and name render it anything more than a UFC state fair: Comic-Con for fight nerds.

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026

But Allison and I rehearsed it like a play, and we would just run lines like little theater nerds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

The math nerds and data wonks who have taken over baseball over the past quarter-century can quantify just about anything that happens on the field.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026

"No-one's noticed it yet, so I'm sitting here waiting, like, 'Come on, nerds, figure this out!'"

From BBC ● May 2, 2026

“What are you four nerds so excited about?” said Haley Daley as she waltzed past with the gaggle of popular girls in her royal court.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein