originator
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Soboroff asked the mayor if he’d met the originator of the phrase.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
Smith co-founded mortgage originator First National Financial in 1988.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
Harrison then made California a principal originator of the hybridization of Eastern and Western music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2025
She’s married to the originator of the ideology in question, and so her stance is clear.
From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2024
Here's the kicker, though: Morgenstern’s Florinese version came before Baum wrote The Wizard of Oz, so in spite of the fact that he was the originator, he comes out just the other way around.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
“There seems to be a ceiling on mortgage rates, even in this volatile environment, because transactions remain low and mortgage originators must price loans competitively to attract borrowers,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Rocket, one of the largest U.S. mortgage originators, entered the listings space in earnest with its purchase of Redfin, a brokerage and listings portal, in 2025.
From Barron's ● Jan. 1, 2026
The Wellermen were the originators of the sea shanty trend on TikTok, with their versions of Misty Mountain, Nancy Mulligan and Hoist the Colours racking up billions of views.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2025
And with more of the transaction happening digitally, some originators are getting very good at capturing the refinancing of a servicing customer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
They already were short the stocks of mortgage originators and the home builders.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
