precocious

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A precocious talent who burst on the scene in 2006, Kim was the spark-plug of the 2008 US Ryder Cup team that beat Europe at Valhalla Golf Club in Kentucky.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

No one finished out 2025 talking about Disney bastardizing everyone’s favorite precocious blue alien, but “Materialists” was still driving conversations and reactions well through the end of the year.

From Salon • Jan. 6, 2026

"What would an incredibly precocious child, who remembers everything he ever thought - because computers don't forget things - feel like when he started talking?"

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2025

Macaulay was a self-made man elevated to the pinnacle of Britain’s ruling class, thanks to his precocious intelligence and scholarly brilliance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

The docile, obedient student came home a shrill and precocious son who insisted on correcting and teaching his parents with the remark: ‘My teacher told us....’

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez