novice
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As a novice motorman he was once confused by the glaring beams; “red lights shone in front of me like the rifle barrels of an approaching platoon.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
The investing novice says the market always comes back.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
After years of working in his garden, the former novice has figured out what grows well in his yard’s different spots.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
McGregor was a novice and Mayweather carried him through ten rounds before bringing an end to the contest.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
“Not a first attempt, I take it?” observing that the pages were numbered, covered only on one side, and not tied up with a ribbon—sure sign of a novice.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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