coining

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“Our fans’ love for McDonald’s beverages runs deep, from rallying for the return of Hi-C Orange Lavaburst to coining the iconic ‘Spicy Sprite,’” McDonald’s said in a statement to Barron’s.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

“You’re starting to see it broaden out,” said Michael Hartnett, the Bank of America strategist who is credited with coining the Magnificent Seven moniker back in 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

Much of the deadpan dialogue was improvised and the film became a cult classic, coining phrases such as "turn it up to eleven".

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

But even after coining R&Bieber in 2019, he’s struggled to be taken seriously.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2025

In 1909, Johannsen, coining the word gene, had declared it “free of any hypothesis.”

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee