brainchild
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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 huddle was the brainchild of now-injured captain Reece James rather than Rosenior, who explained their purpose saying: "That is the best way I think I can get messages across to them."
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
It wasn’t until economist Ralph Anspach became entangled in a legal battle with the game maker in the 1970s that the true story and Magie’s brainchild came to light.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026
The app, which has 285,000 users, is the brainchild of attorney and computer scientist Jazz Hampton and his team who created it after the 2020 murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police.
From Barron's • Feb. 2, 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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