originator

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Though there were other famous mediums in England, Maggie’s status as one of the originators allowed her to make a decent living.

From Literature

The BBC tracked down the originator of the Croydon AI videos for the new podcast Top Comment, which investigates the stories behind our social media feeds.

From BBC

The two mortgage giants play a critical role in housing market liquidity by buying, packaging, and selling conforming loans to investors, freeing up originators to keep making loans.

From Barron's

Rocket, one of the largest U.S. mortgage originators, entered the listings space in earnest with its purchase of Redfin, a brokerage and listings portal, in 2025.

From Barron's

The Wellermen were the originators of the sea shanty trend on TikTok, with their versions of Misty Mountain, Nancy Mulligan and Hoist the Colours racking up billions of views.

From BBC