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I can’t claim to be the inventor or originator of electronic music, but I can definitely say that I got that.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
It now also houses mortgage originator PrimeLending and an investment bank called Hilltop Securities, controlling about $15 billion in total assets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Soboroff asked the mayor if he’d met the originator of the phrase.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
The originator of the concept, Snapchat, started out as a simple photo-sharing app that promised to consign your private visual messages after just a few seconds each.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2024
He was, in fact, the originator of the Babalu jeer, Hey, Babalu, who did you eat today?
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
“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
The originators of other leading Cambodian lenders that have since been commercialized include Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services and the Québec-arm of Oxfam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 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
As Britpop began to cohere into a recognizable genre and vision, Suede was canonized as its originators, only to be largely eclipsed as bands like Blur and Oasis came to define the movement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2025
Though there were other famous mediums in England, Maggie’s status as one of the originators allowed her to make a decent living.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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