novelty

But batteries improved, and the timesaving practice of battery swapping went from novelty to mainstream.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Eventually, the novelty of the road trip fades, and hope subsides.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

In the same way that regional brands like Shake Shack and In-N-Out have maintained cult followings for their novelty, Cane’s has no doubt benefited from the same kind of rarefied air.

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026

“This bill was never about politics — it was about protecting animals from being turned into novelty products,” Castillo said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

The concert hall as a dedicated venue was still a novelty outside England, but wealthier members of the bourgeoisie were often invited to hear musical events inside the grand palaces of aristocrats and princes.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

I decided to speak, both because that’s how therapy is typically carried out, and because I wanted to get a sense of this space’s technical novelties.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

These two stories might seem like unrelated novelties — a viral toy and a tech-bro flex from a provincial government.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026

Like every year, robots are a major presence at CES, with companies hoping they will break into the mainstream as useful devices instead of novelties.

From Barron's ● Jan. 7, 2026

Dr Jack Brown, lecturer at King's College London described the books as "wonderful... historical novelties".

From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2024

Perhaps it was because I was a novelty here, where novelties were few and far between.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer