neophyte
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But it may be enough to scare off a neophyte.
From Salon • Aug. 3, 2025
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday named Nicole Shanahan, a Silicon Valley lawyer, investor and political neophyte, as his running mate in his independent presidential bid.
From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2024
Salaam is a political neophyte whose skill as an operator within the byzantine universe of the city’s municipal government is completely untested.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 31, 2023
The result that probably stung the most was in the capital Athens, where a socialist-backed academic and political neophyte, Haris Doukas, beat incumbent Kostas Bakoyannis, with nearly 56% of the vote.
From Washington Times • Oct. 15, 2023
Although neophyte writers may repeat a simple sentence structure to the point of inanity, most writers go to the opposite extreme and vary their syntax capriciously.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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