wunderkind

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He accomplished very good things in Oxford and he’s turned his career in a steadier direction after a peripatetic start as a football wunderkind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

Once viewed as a wunderkind from the beginning of baseball’s data revolution—he was the loose basis of Jonah Hill’s character in the “Moneyball” movie—DePodesta abandoned the sport nearly a decade ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

Once an up-and-coming baseball wunderkind, Hank is now content watching his beloved San Francisco Giants play from across the country while he makes a modest name for himself among the bar patrons.

From Salon • Aug. 29, 2025

Once hailed a wunderkind of Europe's conservatives, the 38-year-old resigned as chancellor in 2021 and quit politics amid a series of allegations.

From BBC • May 26, 2025

Peter Diamond was the latest up-and-coming Brooklyn wunderkind literary sensation.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner