new kid on the block
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Artificial-intelligence infrastructure providers like CoreWeave and Nebius Group may soon face stiff competition from a new kid on the block: Meta Platforms.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 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
At 30, Amo-Dadzie is the oldest new kid on the block British sprinting has ever seen.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2023
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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