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newcomer

[noo-kuhm-er, nyoo-] / ˈnuˌkʌm ər, ˈnju- /


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It is easier for a newcomer to discard a tool than for the person who spent years using it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

Tortorella tapped newcomer Carter Hart, who rewarded his coach’s faith with six straight wins to close the regular season.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

A long-serving MP and a relative newcomer to the Commons usually make speeches, with Conservative Party leader Badenoch third up before Sir Keir addresses the chamber.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Tran was a political newcomer when he captured the seat by a little more than 600 votes in 2024 against Michelle Steel, a two-time incumbent Republican.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The primary danger to the whales is a newcomer, an upstart animal, only recently, through technology, become competent in the oceans, a creature that calls itself human.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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