phenom
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Plus, how pumping iron has lifted the Florida Gators, the NFL cracks down on beer celebrations and Jason Gay on soccer phenom Cavan Sullivan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
In 1978 he was sitting in the visiting dugout in Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium when a 17-year-old phenom named Cal Ripken Jr. started “driving bombs” over the wall during batting practice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
While many anglers will gently hover and twitch the urchin as a finesse-style bait, the young bass phenom and former Journal subject Dylan Quilatan has been fishing the urchin with a more aggressive approach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
It turned out that the pitching phenom who had been seemingly unhittable back home was tipping his pitches—unknowingly letting hitters know what was coming through a tic in his setup or delivery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
These teams pulled in big rowdy crowds as well as college scouts, but my parents were adamant that Craig not sacrifice his intellectual development for the short-lived glory of being a high school phenom.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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