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savant

[sa-vahnt, sav-uhnt, sa-vahn] / sæˈvɑnt, ˈsæv ənt, saˈvɑ̃ /


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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

As a contrarian to the widely held view that the Dodgers’ Andrew Friedman is some sort of baseball savant, I offer some data that suggests otherwise.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

Don’t deploy AI minions to “do the boring work” for you, as so many sales pitches argue; use it as a savant collaborator to explore uncertainty.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 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 I was diagnosed as a savant, school got really hard for me.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty

Winners will be those that control the richest data streams, that build and deploy AI savants, and that embrace the new reality rather than clinging to outdated assumptions about scale.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 22, 2025

One of the league’s pick-and-roll savants, Doncic should help Ayton rediscover the dominance he flashed while helping the Phoenix Suns reach the NBA Finals in 2021 and post a franchise-record 64 wins in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 30, 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

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

Ultimately the savants of every age have a fixed limit; beyond which ingenuity is not allowed, and everything suspected as a conspirator against honesty.

From Thoughts Out of Season (Part II) by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche




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