prodigy
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Again, it’s never a bad idea to tap the brakes on prodigy talk, in soccer especially.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Bean impressively captures Wanda’s determined grind, but it’s Asante Blackk’s delicate combination of anxiety and ambition as her cousin Lamar, a musical prodigy, that locked me in to the first episode.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
They had come to see a 21-year-old Filipino tennis prodigy named Alex Eala, who was paired up with Canada’s Félix Auger-Aliassime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
A former child prodigy, Liu became the youngest US champion ever in 2019 at the age of 13.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Dad entered Ernestine’s name in a national speed contest, as a sort of child prodigy, but Mother talked him out of it and Ern never actually competed.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Its clashes—between young prodigies and seasoned grandmasters, diverging national loyalties and opposing personalities—have inspired fiction, films, a popular Netflix series and a current Broadway musical revival.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
He imagined a long-term couple, two former child prodigies who had grown up and were now living unremarkable lives.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
Estevao scored a breathtaking solo Champions League goal to win the battle of the teenage prodigies against Lamine Yamal on Tuesday as Chelsea humbled 10-man Barcelona 3-0.
From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025
Partly because he treated us kids like miniature adults; not prodigies, not pests, just small people doing something brave together.
From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2025
Katherine, a tiny blond with both her father's ponytail and his fascination with prodigies, sat watching him quietly.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
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