first-year
noun
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or first year
plural first-years or first years
: a student in the first year (as at a high school or college) : a first-year student
Experts say fledgling first-years can expect to experience the thrill of autonomy, of being in the driver's seat for what may be the first time ever.—
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At the end of the season, Odom received the 2017 Joe B. Hall Award, which is presented annually to the top first-year coach in Division I.
In five seasons at UMBC, Odom’s teams were 97-60 and won the 2018 America East Tournament Championship, as well as a 2021 regular season crown.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
The big picture: The Wolverines (25-9) have been a Jekyll and Hyde team under first-year coach Dusty May.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
That combination would increase your odds of depleting the portfolio within 30 years by six times compared with someone who has a first-year positive return, according to a 2022 Morningstar report.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
While there was basic agreement with the Lamba CDM model, when those first-year results were combined with data from other studies (involving the cosmic microwave background radiation and Type Ia supernovae), some subtle differences cropped up.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2025
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Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
The big picture: The Wolverines (25-9) have been a Jekyll and Hyde team under first-year coach Dusty May.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
That combination would increase your odds of depleting the portfolio within 30 years by six times compared with someone who has a first-year positive return, according to a 2022 Morningstar report.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
While there was basic agreement with the Lamba CDM model, when those first-year results were combined with data from other studies (involving the cosmic microwave background radiation and Type Ia supernovae), some subtle differences cropped up.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for first-year
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“First-year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first-year. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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