new blood
noun
: persons who are accepted into a group or organization and are expected to provide fresh ideas and vitality : fresh blood
… the social exclusivity common in this class in the early part of the century, which served to limit new blood and ideas …—
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When her husband was undergoing cancer treatment, Cindy Perez of Southwest Ranches, Fla., learned about a new blood test that could help find early cancers.
—Marlene Cimons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2024
The transition follows a groundbreaking city election in which voters wisely looked beyond mudslinging, lies and exaggerations and chose three new leaders with a mix of experience and new blood.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2024
The middleweight division has needed some new blood.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Back in 2020, Thornton and her colleagues described a new blood group called MAM-negative that at the time was confirmed in just 11 people worldwide.
—Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 4 Oct. 2022
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Marlene Cimons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2024
The transition follows a groundbreaking city election in which voters wisely looked beyond mudslinging, lies and exaggerations and chose three new leaders with a mix of experience and new blood.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2024
The middleweight division has needed some new blood.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Back in 2020, Thornton and her colleagues described a new blood group called MAM-negative that at the time was confirmed in just 11 people worldwide.
—Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 4 Oct. 2022
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“New blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/new%20blood. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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