novice

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The investing novice says the market always comes back.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Crokes Cross made her British debut in the two-mile novice hurdle at Kelso on Thursday, coming first with odds of 300-1.

From BBC • 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

The bespectacled middleman started at Dubai-based commodities firm Coral Energy as a novice trader in 2014.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 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