on the scene
idiom
—used to say that someone or something is or has become an important part of a situation, activity, etc.
She was lonely for a while, but now there's a new boyfriend on the scene.
a popular singer who first burst on the scene last year
Our lives have changed a lot since computers have come/appeared on the scene.
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Louisville Metro Emergency Medical Services and Fire personnel responded and pronounced the man dead on the scene.
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Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 5 Oct. 2024
The victim, who ultimately died of a single gunshot wound, was reportedly dropped off at a local hospital as officers arrived on the scene.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2024
The film is a slow-burn psychological thriller in which the very nature of understanding, and believing, is called into question, as is the Japanese out-of-towner who arrives on the scene.
—Megan Vick, EW.com, 28 Sep. 2024
The man, later identified as 33-year-old Cain was pronounced dead on the scene.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 27 Sep. 2024
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Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 5 Oct. 2024
The victim, who ultimately died of a single gunshot wound, was reportedly dropped off at a local hospital as officers arrived on the scene.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2024
The film is a slow-burn psychological thriller in which the very nature of understanding, and believing, is called into question, as is the Japanese out-of-towner who arrives on the scene.
—Megan Vick, EW.com, 28 Sep. 2024
The man, later identified as 33-year-old Cain was pronounced dead on the scene.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 27 Sep. 2024
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“On the scene.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20scene. Accessed 10 Oct. 2024.
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