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novelty

[nov-uhl-tee] / ˈnɒv əl ti /




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Parton understood the novelty of owning your very own book.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

In the same way that regional brands like Shake Shack and In-N-Out have maintained cult followings for their novelty, Cane’s has no doubt benefited from the same kind of rarefied air.

From Slate Aug. 24, 2026

Graphing calculators are no longer the novelty they were roughly half a century ago, and the cost of components like LCD screens and processors has fallen since then.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

Back when Hal was still a novelty to the public, we see 10-year-old John disobeying his father’s TV ban to watch the hero’s first-ever interview on “60 Minutes.”

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

The lake was beautiful and always changing in hue and texture, but it was also, Olmsted argued, a novelty capable of amplifying the drawing power of the exposition.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

These two stories might seem like unrelated novelties — a viral toy and a tech-bro flex from a provincial government.

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

His goal with these novelties was to both educate visitors about scientific principles and get children excited about the subject, which can get flattened in the traditional school system.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2026

Like every year, robots are a major presence at CES, with companies hoping they will break into the mainstream as useful devices instead of novelties.

From Barron's Jan. 7, 2026

Dr Jack Brown, lecturer at King's College London described the books as "wonderful... historical novelties".

From BBC Dec. 30, 2024

He was afraid that if he moved, he would be buried under an avalanche of Chinese novelties.

From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden




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