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[green-hawrn] / ˈgrinˌhɔrn /


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They include seasoned politicians, an activist, greenhorn or two and others.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 3, 2023

By the time Jacob turned 2, Tony had put a ball in his son’s hands and was watching his greenhorn grow.

From New York Times Oct. 1, 2021

Instead, it was McIlroy that looked like the greenhorn.

From Golf Digest May 5, 2019

London himself arrived here in 1897, as a 21-year-old greenhorn.

From The Guardian Jul. 15, 2017

"I don't have an extra pen," I whispered, complete sentences for whispers, that's what tells you I was still a greenhorn in this culture.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez




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