whiz

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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

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

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

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026

A first-generation college student, Hong was a math whiz at MIT.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Michael was a computer whiz, the kid who did the “Best of the Web” list-ing for the paper each week.

From "The Landry News" by Andrew Clements