wonder child
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Last year, Maye was the wonder child who could do no wrong; babies and dogs from Pittsfield to Providence were bequeathed his sturdy first name.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Mr. Chandler’s story is also part of a certain New York myth: that of the fallen wonder child.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2018
Even the euphemisms were bland, and their conundrum was apparent: Golf’s bright young wonder child waited in the wings, literally overlooking the green, and the man about to beat him was hopelessly boring.
From Golf Digest ● Oct. 16, 2013
His father, a singing teacher, later moved Lorin to an appropriate place for a wonder child, Los Angeles.
From Time Magazine Archive
Two years with the teacher and Nathan is probably ready for a début as a wonder child.
From Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression by James Francis Cooke
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