coined

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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

I’m not even sure the term “reality TV” had been coined at that point, but it truly did feel like you were getting a peek into the real lives of those on the show.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 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

In his quarterly letters he coined a phrase to describe what he thought was happening: “the extension of credit by instrument.”

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis