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He hearkened back to the idea of “bond vigilantes,” a famous term coined by economist Ed Yardeni to describe investors who shun debt until yields rise and they get paid more.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
There have been no reports of any successful exploits of the flaw, coined php2shell, so far.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Mike is Westish’s biggest booster—he coined the school motto, “We Are One”—so it’s a problem that Pella feels antsy at the thought of settling permanently in this pokey college town.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
The term “ultraprocessed foods” was coined by nutritional epidemiologist Carlos Monteiro and his team at the University of São Paulo in the early 2000s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
No one knows who coined the term, but it fit, and the Montauk became the first building to be called a skyscraper.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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