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novice

[nov-is] / ˈnɒv ɪs /


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A football novice when he bought the club, Xu helped the team win multiple league championships.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

A political novice, Darline is a blank slate and has been notoriously press-shy since taking office.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

While Mr. Eisenkot isn’t a political novice, neither is he a career politician.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

CyberGhost’s global servers make streaming and browsing effortless, even for novice users.

From Salon Jun. 10, 2026

She told her father that if he ever mentioned marriage again, she would take the first train out of town and return to her convent as a novice.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

WSJ | Buy Side: The Tiny Vinyl Player might just be the ideal gift for record-lovers and novices alike.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

ETFs like these are easy for novices to work with and often have low fees.

From MarketWatch Jun. 8, 2026

Veteran mountaineers and Everest novices were among those who reached the summit in the last week, and many of them also set new benchmarks with their climbs.

From BBC May 22, 2026

With AI doing their bidding, novices can cause damage in moments, while experienced hackers can launch many more sophisticated attacks with much less effort.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 5, 2026

None of them were experts, but they weren’t novices, either.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi




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