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new kid on the block



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Then there's a new kid on the block, a company called Balaena, which recently took over the Cammell Laird shipyard in Merseyside along with the A&P yards in Tyneside and Falmouth.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

There’s also the new kid on the block.

From MarketWatch Feb. 26, 2026

Founded in 2015, IonQ may be the new kid on the block, but it has quickly set to work landing contracts and building relationships with potential customers.

From Barron's Dec. 11, 2025

Photo Forward Los Angeles is the new kid on the block, running Feb. 18-19 at Danziger Gallery in Bergamot Station Arts Center.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 2, 2023

I was the new kid on the block and wanted to make friends.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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