as in innovation
something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination
the artificial language Esperanto was the brainchild of L. L. Zamenhof, a Polish oculist
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Running through May 17, the new fair is the brainchild of a group of five Austin galleries—grayDUCK, Ivester Contemporary, Martha’s, McLennon Pen Co., and Northern–Southern—which created an informal gallery association about a year and a half ago in an effort to be more collaborative.
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Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Dodge was the brainchild of two upstart brothers from Michigan who sought to push cars—and their car company—to the limit; Cybertruck is the vision of a modern provocateur whose history is still being written.
—Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
The district’s film festival was the brainchild of Superintendent Kinasha Brown and technology director Leonard Hill, though language arts and reading teachers, media specialists, principals and School Board members also chipped in ideas and hard work.
—Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Photo : Audi Overlooked in its time and underappreciated even now, the Audi V-8 was the brainchild of legendary overengineer Ferdinand Piëch, who spearheaded the original Audi Quattro.
—Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
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Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Dodge was the brainchild of two upstart brothers from Michigan who sought to push cars—and their car company—to the limit; Cybertruck is the vision of a modern provocateur whose history is still being written.
—Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
The district’s film festival was the brainchild of Superintendent Kinasha Brown and technology director Leonard Hill, though language arts and reading teachers, media specialists, principals and School Board members also chipped in ideas and hard work.
—Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Photo : Audi Overlooked in its time and underappreciated even now, the Audi V-8 was the brainchild of legendary overengineer Ferdinand Piëch, who spearheaded the original Audi Quattro.
—Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
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For brands looking to maximize Instagram’s 2 billion monthly active users, this is the next step in social commerce innovation.—
Fairchild Studio,
WWD,
3 Mar. 2025
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At a major center of medical innovation like Harvard, indirect funding is tightly wound into the progress of research itself.—
Nathan Heller,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Tharp, setting herself the challenge of Beethoven’s mammoth and adventurous Diabelli Variations, responds with her own ideas about theme and variation, employing her formidable powers of invention and wit.—
Vince Aletti,
The New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2025
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All of it was her invention, her idea, her work and Jame Eagan (Michael Siberry) took the credit.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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China’s creation of the e-CNY suffers some of the same issues, with many people on Alipay and WeChat Pay - sticking to it without needing another app.—
Roger Huang,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacramento Bee,
10 Mar. 2025
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Have a pint at the Gravity Bar, perched atop the Guinness Storehouse with its breathtaking view of Dublin’s skyline, or visit the experimental brewery and taste Guinness’s latest concoctions.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Sweet potatoes, cannellini beans, and ham make this creamy concoction a cozy dinnertime favorite.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Mar. 2025
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