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 …—
Anne H. Soukhanov
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The College Football Playoff expanded to 12 teams to get some new blood — but the final four are decidedly blueblood.
—Eric Olson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2025
Some Democrats say the party needs to start over, injecting itself with new blood for the next presidential contest.
—Amie Parnes, The Hill, 29 Nov. 2024
That mix of experience and new blood has been energizing for Notre Dame and UCLA.
—Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
During the past decade or so, blood researchers around the world have described roughly one new blood group system every year, on average.
—Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 16 Sep. 2024
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Eric Olson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2025
Some Democrats say the party needs to start over, injecting itself with new blood for the next presidential contest.
—Amie Parnes, The Hill, 29 Nov. 2024
That mix of experience and new blood has been energizing for Notre Dame and UCLA.
—Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
During the past decade or so, blood researchers around the world have described roughly one new blood group system every year, on average.
—Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 16 Sep. 2024
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“New blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/new%20blood. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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