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Others carried signs for “Good Trouble,” a phrase calling people to nonviolent protest coined by the late Democratic Rep. John Lewis, whose district included Decatur.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
She coined the rallying cry: “Sí, se puede,” translated to “Yes, we can!”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
It’s a term coined by Charles Darwin’s cousin Francis Galton in 1883, though understanding the structure of the human genome came much later.
From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026
"What they did communicate clearly, to the delight of markets, was that Trump is looking for an exit," wrote Robert Armstrong, the Financial Times journalist who first coined the term TACO.
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
He coined the term agnostic to mean one who believes you cannot know whether God exists because you cannot prove God’s existence.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
