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Jonas also likes the 1920s play “R.U.R” by the Czech playwright Karel Čapek, which is credited with popularizing the word “robot.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

The progressive pollster Sean McElwee became a minor celebrity for popularizing the phrase.

From Slate • Jan. 12, 2026

Sydney, “Christy” is the story of Christy Martin, a pioneer in popularizing women’s boxing in the 1980s and 1990s.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

Meanwhile, the investment firm Vanguard has been credited with popularizing low-cost and diversified index funds.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025

The software industry did the first by creating and popularizing a protocol known as SMTP—simple mail transfer protocol—which enabled the exchange of e-mail messages between heterogeneous computer systems.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman