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whiz

[hwiz, wiz] / ʰwɪz, wɪz /




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With his 6-foot frame, blue eyes, and head of thick blond hair with not a strand out of place, he could be a hedge-fund whiz, or a boutique fitness instructor, or a visiting European aristocrat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

As four astronauts whiz toward a flyby of the Moon, looking out for them are mission control experts using cutting-edge technology and lessons learned from the Apollo program 50 years ago.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Just understand that earning an AI certificate doesn’t make companies see you as a whiz any more than completing a brief workout program makes you look like The Rock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Vincent was a first-generation Indian immigrant and dot-com whiz kid.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026

In liquid or gas form, molecules whiz dizzily in space, moving randomly, like particles of dust.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee