brainchild

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The new Ferrari Luce, the brainchild of iPhone designer Sir Jony Ive, is unlike anything the Italian carmaker has ever created - so is the backlash it is facing.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

It was the brainchild of Ford advisor John R. Lee, an early proponent of “scientific” management.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

It was the brainchild of James Dolan, who was perpetually in the klieg lights for his sports and entertainment empire that controlled the Knicks, Rangers and Madison Square Garden.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The brand new, 65-person cocktail bar is the brainchild of celebrated bartender Jeff Bell, known for his work at the pioneering Please Don’t Tell, or PDT, in New York’s East Village.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Broken Windows was the brainchild of the criminologists James Q. Wilson and George Kelling.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell