brainchild

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He’s the brainchild behind my favorite dish, the Fuhgeddaboudit pizza, which is made with pastrami, pickles and mustard.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

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 Comic Relief charity, set up in 1985, was the brainchild of filmmaker Richard Curtis and comedian Sir Lenny Henry.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

And this isn’t the first time that Charles Dow’s brainchild has fallen out of favor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

“Front Two: Operation Baldy: Wherein Lara flies solo in a retaliatory mission so elegant and cruel that it could only have been the brainchild of, well, me.”

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green