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

He’s the brainchild behind my favorite dish, the Fuhgeddaboudit pizza, which is made with pastrami, pickles and mustard.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Headquartered north of Atlanta, Phoenix Air is the brainchild of two brothers, Mark and Dent Thompson.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 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

The idea of a mass of blacks marching on Washington was originally the brainchild of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters’ A. Philip Randolph.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey