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The phrase "was first coined" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to describe when a word, term, or phrase was first created or introduced. Example: The phrase "carpe diem" was first coined by the Roman poet Horace in his work "Odes."
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I believe it was first coined by Noam Chomsky, though I could be wrong.
Why? Age: Late teens – it was first coined in the mid-90s.
I was surprised to learn that this term was first coined more than 70 years ago.
The term 'Iron Lady' was first coined by the Soviets as an insult.
"The internet of things" was first coined by a British visionary called Kevin Ashton.
The term femicide, or feminicide, was first coined in the 1970s to refer to the killings of women and girls.
It was first coined in honour of Gerrit Keizer, who played for Ajax between 1933 and 1948.
Little person is another term that was first coined I believe by Billy Barty, the American actor.
He says it was first coined, perhaps inevitably, in a British newspaper headline, and calls it "a total exaggeration".
The term "wild law" was first coined by Cormac Cullinan, a lawyer based in Cape Town, South Africa.
The term umami was first coined by the scientist Kikunae Ikeda of the Tokyo Imperial University way back in 1908.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com