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brainchild

[breyn-chahyld] / ˈbreɪnˌtʃaɪld /


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Sora was the brainchild of Tim Brooks and Bill Peebles, two researchers who became close friends while completing doctorate degrees at the University of California, Berkeley.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Lichtenberg’s job is the brainchild of Editor in Chief and Chief Content Officer Alyson Shontell, who joined Fortune in 2021 from Business Insider.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 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 second sibling duo on our lineup, Tropa Magica is the brainchild of brothers David and Rene Pacheco.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

The first Macintosh computer was Raskin’s brainchild, though Jobs ultimately got much of the credit for it.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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