brainchild

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It was the brainchild of James Dolan, who was perpetually in the klieg lights for his sports and entertainment empire that controlled the Knicks, Rangers and Madison Square Garden.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The Mojave Experience is the brainchild of Patrick Brink, singer and songwriter for the band Volume, who was born and raised in Twentynine Palms.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

The Comic Relief charity, set up in 1985, was the brainchild of filmmaker Richard Curtis and comedian Sir Lenny Henry.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Coco’s is the brainchild of Edmond Safra, one of the building’s owners and a nephew of the late billionaire financier Edmond J. Safra.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

The visit was the brainchild of Mrs. Marie Mattingly Meloney, a New York socialite and magazine entrepreneur who had been shocked to learn that Madame Curies research was hobbled by a meager supply of radium.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik