If Will Eisner popularized the term graphic novel, Spiegelman made them respectable.
Science fiction came to prominence at the turn of the 20th century, and the term was popularized, if not invented, in the 1920s.
The term science fiction was popularized, if not invented, in the 1920s by one of the genre's principal advocates, the American publisher Hugo Gernsback.
Abdullah, after all, has a reputation to maintain as the man who popularized, if not instigated, what is known as hard-core wrestling.
He popularized, if not pioneered, the practice among south Texas conjunto musicians of playing the accordion while standing up and it is said that he was the first to use the modern trap drum set in conjunto, in 1948.
Kosher dill pickles, fermented in garlicky herby brine, rather than vinegar — and called kosher because they were popularized, if not invented, by Jewish immigrants to the U.S. at the turn of the twentieth century — were staples of Jewish appetizing shops and delis before they took over supermarket shelves.
If PEVs are popularized, the aggregated residential load will consist of three components, i.e., climate-sensitive load (CSL) [21], base load and ACL.
In fact, Zynga – the gaming company to have popularized (if not introduced) the use of analytics – has been often categorized as a big data company.
Location-based social networking service Brightkite has experimented with the concept of badges in the past, threading in the footsteps of Foursquare and Gowalla, who have popularized if not pioneered the now-familiar virtual loyalty and rewards system.
Msgr. Ryan popularized if he did not actually invent the term "living wage".
