brainy

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The ad, titled “Good Will Dunkin’,” featured Affleck as the original brainy Boston math whiz, who happens to work at Dunkin’ and arranges a display of Munchkins in a Fibonacci sequence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Deutch is as twinkly as ever, but the breakout is Ben Wang as an ambitious CAA receptionist, the brainy Scarecrow of the group.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026

What do you get for the brainy science lover who seems to know everything?

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Sir Stephen Fry lived up to his brainy reputation over breakfast, by predicting the chessboard was back: "I could be a knight - oh, I already am," he joked.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

Ellie was the brainy Scarecrow, Benny was the courageous Lion, and Joe was the Tin Man, all heart.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez